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She has had to lay off two members of her four-person daycare staff since January on account of Congress’ 2025 budget change for D.C.

Rinks are their church, dining room, daycare center, date night spot, therapist’s office and a haven for youth.

The bigger city saw an outbreak at a daycare among children too young to be fully vaccinated, a situation she believes will be helped by the earlier shots.

“This isn’t a daycare facility,” I’d repeat time and time again.

But some doctors said they were open to early vaccinations even for infants whose daycare classmates travel abroad, as well as families in communities where many parents avoid or space out vaccines.