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How the cost of childcare is expected to change under Trump or Harris
BI looked at Harris and Trump's past track records and proposed policies to see how the election co…
Allie Kelly
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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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We moved my mom in to help us take care of our triplets. We couldn't afford childcare, but we also couldn't do it alone.
The new parents couldn't afford the cost of $2,400 per month for day care. The 64-year-old grandma …
Jane Ridley
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When the wage gap between me and my husband grew, I quit my job to work part-time. I realized my non-monetary contributions have value, too.
When my husband started making 3 times more than I did, I worried I wasn't contributing enough to o…
Amanda Garland
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Dell's sudden 5-day return-to-office order leaves parents scrambling to find childcare
Dell told sales staff to be in the office every day with just two working days notice, and to use P…
Polly Thompson
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I moved across the world to live with my son and daughter-in-law. It was a sacrifice, but I wanted to help with childcare.
A grandmother gave up her life in India to support her son and daughter-in-law in the US by providi…
Jane Ridley
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I can't afford a babysitter to watch my kids while I work. I rely on their grandmother and my partner for childcare.
Kayla Sweeney is a hairdresser and works nights and weekends. She says the babysitters hourly rate …
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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I spent nearly $60,000 when 2 of my kids were in full-time childcare. We delayed having a 3rd child because we couldn't afford it.
Randi Braun had two kids in childcare at one point. She said she wanted another child but had to de…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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What it's like to launch a startup with friends, according to 3 Gen Z cofounders who created a childcare startup together
More Gen Zs are launching startups with friends. Here's how one cofounder trio are navigating the j…
Riddhi Kanetkar
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JD Vance's childcare plan ticked off some parents and grandparents. There's a way to fix it.
After JD Vance suggested grandparents help out more with childcare, many BI readers reached out exp…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan…
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Why healthcare and childcare likely aren't going to get cheaper anytime soon
While television and cellphone service prices have dropped from where they stood years ago, childca…
Madison Hoff
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JD Vance's plan to lower childcare costs: have grandma and grandpa 'help a little bit more'
Trump's VP pick JD Vance said there should be more options for older family members to assist with …
Eliza Relman,Juliana Kaplan,A…
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I can't ask my kids' grandparents for help with childcare. One set lives hours away, and the other is not in great health.
Victoria Thorsen says one set of grandparents lives hours away and the other is not in great health…
Jane Ridley
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Many grandmothers provide regular childcare for their grandkids. I refuse to do that, and I'm not a bad grandma.
I raised five children without the help of my mom. My kids are doing the same with my grandchildren…
Elise Seyfried
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A millennial couple who moved to South Korea says $400 a month for full-time childcare is a huge perk
The South Korean government has invested billions of dollars in an effort to entice more people to …
Jacob Zinkula
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Childcare workers say JD Vance's idea to have family help out more with kids isn't feasible: 'Grandparents should not be the fallback'
Childcare providers say JD Vance doesn't understand what's wrong with the industry after he suggest…
Eliza Relman,Ayelet Sheffey,J…
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My 56-year-old mom lives rent-free in our house. She contributes by doing chores and childcare, but communicating expectations can be hard.
Multiple generations living in one house can benefit everyone involved, from saving money to childc…
Emylee Williams
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The true value of grandparents: 2 families explain how much you can save with free childcare
Employment attorney says the generational wealth divide is worse for working parents who don't have…
Jane Ridley
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Tim Walz took a dig at JD Vance's idea that grandparents should help out more with childcare: 'You can't expect the most important people in our lives to take in our children'
Trump's VP pick, JD Vance, previously said "maybe grandma or grandpa wants to help out a little bit…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet the new moms using up to $700 in monthly basic income to afford childcare. It could be the answer to helping parents stay employed.
Guaranteed basic income helps some parents pay for childcare — participants and experts say it lead…