'Special needs' appeals filed after program cuts
Photo credit: Steven Sunshine | Magdalena Diaz, 33, of Brentwood is photographed with her son Christian, 2, inside her home.
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A growing number of parents with special-needs children who were cut from Suffolk County's child care program are seeking reinstatement, arguing that they were not properly informed of eligibility rules that could have kept their children in the program.
State budget cuts and increased demand for the program driven by the sluggish economy forced the county Department of Social Services to...
