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These moms say low pay, illnesses, and feelings of failing their own kids are why they left jobs in childcare
The pandemic highlighted that childcare is in a crisis. Childcare workers are paid less than 98% of…
Kelly Burch
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I saved $10,000 in child-care costs by swapping babysitting duties with another mom
By babysitting another mom's child, then swapping duties, the author saved thousands of dollars in …
Kelly Burch
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If you're a parent, here's how Biden's new plan will benefit you - from free pre-K to childcare
Some parents wouldn't have to pay for childcare under Biden's $1.8 trillion American Families Plan,…
Juliana Kaplan
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One map shows just how much families across the US could save on childcare under Biden's spending plan
The Center for American Progress looked at just how much families in every state and DC would save …
Madison Hoff
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3 ways to fix the vicious cycle that's disrupting childcare and making the labor shortage worse
The childcare industry could be key to the country's economic recovery - if it had enough workers t…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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A study of 57,000 childcare providers found no risk of increased COVID-19 spread between kids and adults
Exposure to childcare settings doesn't appear to add to adults' risks of contracting COVID-19, as l…
Andrea Michelson
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Biden's Commerce Secretary demands higher pay for childcare workers. 'Our economy cannot run without these women.'
Gina Raimondo told Insider that childcare workers "are, in a very real way, the backbone of our eco…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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A scientist mom did a CNN interview surrounded by toys, and shared the photo to show the 'impossible' situation working parents face
Gretchen Goldman, a scientist, was interviewed on CNN. Since she's working remotely with 2 young ki…
Eleanor Goldberg Fox
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'Childcare deserts' are a secret driver of the labor shortage — and half of Americans live in one
Many people need childcare to get back to work. But just about half of the country doesn't even hav…
Madison Hoff,Juliana Kaplan
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2 Democratic lawmakers are reintroducing a bill that would make childcare free for lower-earning Americans
Under the Child Care for Working Families Act (CCWFA), families who earn under 75% of the state's m…
Juliana Kaplan
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Childcare centers say they're turning down desperate parents because they don't have enough staff to look after more kids
Childcare centers are understaffed, which is in turn exacerbating the wider labor shortage by hampe…
Grace Dean
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American childcare is broken — and the people who need it most can't afford it. If children are the future, we have to consider it an investment.
Like so many other economic injustices in this country, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed and wo…
Paul Constant
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There's a straightforward way for businesses to attract young workers in a competitive labor market: affordable childcare
The labor crisis is still hampering businesses. But creating access to affordable childcare could b…
Avery Hartmans
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If the Senate doesn't bail out the childcare industry, economists see women leaving the workforce en masse
On Women's Equality Day it's important to call attention to this issue: that women shoulder most ch…
Marguerite Ward
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Parents could earn $48 billion more if Congress helped with childcare so they could go back to work
Affordable childcare and universal pre-K could grow the US economy by $30 billion as parents go bac…
Juliana Kaplan
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Parents are turning to a 'paid village' to handle childcare and cleaning. Costs range from $500 to $2,600 a month.
Parents are leaning on a paid village to take care of their children. It can cost anywhere between …
Kelly Burch
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Childcare is unaffordable almost everywhere across the country — and where it's even pricier, fewer women are employed
Childcare is eating up, at minimum, 8% of families' incomes, and households under the poverty line …
Juliana Kaplan,Jason Lalljee,…
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Higher taxes for cheaper childcare? 3 localities are voting on it and we want to hear from you.
Counties in California, Texas, and Minnesota will vote on tax hikes for childcare. We want to hear …
Allie Kelly
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Only one developed country has a more expensive childcare system than the US
The average US couple with two children spends over 30% of their wages on childcare, per a Bank of …
Jacob Zinkula
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The 50 most expensive cities for childcare
In some places, like Massachusetts, childcare costs more than college tuition. In other places, lik…