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Child care cost
Child care is a challenge for the many parents with unpredictable work hours
Jun 12, 2023
Nearly a third of parents don’t know their schedule more than two weeks in advance, and more than 25% need child care outside of traditional work hours.
Why is child care so expensive in the United States?
Apr 29, 2021
It's labor intensive, and caregiver wages are most of the cost. Still, workers, mostly women of color, make "near-poverty wages."
How rising child care costs affect the workers taking care of your kids
by
Donna Tam
Aug 11, 2016
Politicians are touting reform to help parents pay for increasing child care costs. Childcare workers and early educators say they need those reforms as well.