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"42" (PG-13) In this retelling of the Jackie Robinson story, the racial slurs and other insults hurled at the first African-American to play in the major leagues are awful and cringe-inducing. The script also includes some mild profanity and a rather gratuitous, homophobic attempt at locker-room humor, as well as mild, marital sexual innuendo.

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Early education and care

The state Department of Early Education and Care lists all licensed programs - family child care, center-based and school-age.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children, whose accrediting process of center-based programs and preschools is a widely-accepted proxy for quality, lists accredited programs.

Contact your local school department for information on early education programs in the public schools.

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