Brightside Academy, whose Intervale Avenue site in the Bronx is pictured here, plans to open five new locations before EarlyLearn begins in October.
The city hopes EarlyLearn will make for higher-quality city-funded daycare. Despite funding shortages and doubts about the way contracts were awarded, some agencies and advocates believe the program has promise.
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