{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lofgren.house.gov/media/press-releases/lofgren-secures-250k-hartnell-colleges-child-development-center", "Lofgren Secures $250k for Hartnell College\u2019s Child Development Center", "2026-09-23", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Zoe Lofgren", "L000397", "lofgren.house.gov", "lofgren", "https://lofgren.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "SALINAS, CA \u2014 On Tuesday, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) visited Hartnell College\u2019s Child Development Center to deliver a $250,000 check as one of her 13 community projects she submitted for the Fiscal Year 2026 congressional appropriations cycle. These funds will be used to renovate the Center\u2019s outdoor learning environment and make essential safety upgrades.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s great to visit Hartnell College again and celebrate this win for the children of Salinas,\u201d said Rep. Zoe Lofgren. \u201cThe Child Development Center here has provided great programming for kids and has helped parents with young children pursue their educational goals. Every parent wants their child to be able to play outside safely, and I\u2019m happy to help deliver this funding to help renovate the outdoor learning environment.\"\n\n\"We're thankful for this investment, which will finally allow us to give our youngest students a space that matches the quality of learning we want to provide every day,\u201d said Michael Gutierrez, Superintendent/President of Hartnell College. \u201cThe Child Development Center has always been about supporting Salinas families. We thank Congresswoman Lofgren for recognizing that investing in early childhood education is investing in our entire community.\"\n\nThe Child Development Center at the main campus of Hartnell College serves the larger Salinas community by providing a quality preschool program that facilitates the transition to kindergarten for children 2 through 5 years of age. It includes educational development, health services, social services, and nutritional services.\n\nDuring 3-hour sessions, children spend between 2 and 2.5 hours in the Center\u2019s outdoor learning environment. The outdoor climbing structure was installed in 1995, and a priority of the renovation will be to remove this structure. Currently, children need to cross a bike path to reach the play structure, another safety concern that will be addressed by the renovation. The redesign will also enhance access to gardening, outdoor dramatic play, art and construction, and a variety of natural experiences.\n\n###", 1, "2026-10-01T11:23:28Z", "2026-10-01T11:25:15Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://lofgren.house.gov/media/press-releases/lofgren-secures-250k-hartnell-colleges-child-development-center"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6223378479480743, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}