7600 slots for the 22,000 children in the district under age 3. today as mike carter-conneen reports, mayor muriel bowser touting new efforts to expand child care options. story time at the child care center to promote upcoming free clinic to open or expand programs. >> it's difficult. thaw are responsible for the paperwork and you fight with them. d.c. added all of them at the end. mike: with so much demand opening quickly filled up. toddlers are still enrolled in the program there is already a wait list for infants. >> there is not a ton of options. >> she has spent six months looking for her program for her son isaac. >> got on the wait list and still trying to navigate it. >> with a goal of creating 1,300 new slots for children like isaac, bowser has given a grant to help with the cost of certification.