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How a Buffalo child care center saved itself by closing temporarily

by Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 25, 2022
The worker-owned co-op shut down in the spring due to staffing shortages. It reopened by raising wages and tuition.
A classroom at The Rose Garden Early Childhood Center. The worker-owned co-op closed down to revamp its pricing and wage structure.
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A child care shortage is making it difficult for many mothers to return to full-time work

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 7, 2022
That's a big reason why so many women remain on the sidelines of the labor market.
The "care economy" is a crucial, yet severely undervalued, part of our economy, Marketplace senior economics contributor Chris Farrell argues. Above, an empty kindergarten classroom.
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Women's return to work a stop-and-start struggle

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 6, 2022
The availability of affordable child care is limiting mothers' options for returning to full-time work after the pandemic.
Stable, affordable child care remains a persistent barrier to women reentering the workforce.
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Summer camps are having trouble finding enough staffers; some are cutting back

by Robbie Feinberg
Aug 10, 2022
In Maine, home to many summer camps, a YMCA camp had to limit its capacity to 80 kids due to staffing issues.
Camp Director Chris Shea hands prizes to campers at a day camp operated by the YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston in central Maine.
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A lack of affordable child care is keeping women out of the workforce

by Stephanie Hughes
Jul 8, 2022
Child care is a poorly paid profession that continues to be one of the biggest expenses for parents.
The child care sector is down nearly 100,000 workers since the start of 2020, according to one estimate.
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Lack of affordable child care is hurting parents and the economy

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Erika Soderstrom
Jul 7, 2022
Marketplace’s senior economics contributor explains how an unreliable child care system doesn’t just hold back parents.
An unreliable child care system doesn't just prevent people from re-entering the workforce, but has ripple effects on the economy.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Child care disruptions have been driving more women than men to quit their jobs

by Samantha Fields
Feb 17, 2022
It's been happening throughout the pandemic.
The gap between women and men quitting is widest in states with the most COVID-related child care disruptions.
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The labor shortage continues in child care

by Amanda Peacher
Dec 9, 2021
One result of the ongoing staff shortage is that parents may have trouble finding daycare slots for their kids.
Little pay and a lack of benefits are among the factors deterring people from entering the child care sector.
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Apprenticeships may help build the child care workforce

by Mariana Dale
Nov 26, 2021
Low pay is still an obstacle to bringing people into the field, where employment is 10% lower than before the pandemic.
Carmen Del Alamo stands in her front yard, where children can play and strengthen their motor skills.
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Day care providers struggle to compete with rising wages

by Amanda Peacher
Oct 13, 2021
The pandemic has shown that child care in the U.S. isn’t working. Most early childhood caregivers and teachers don’t earn a living wage.
The pandemic has only exacerbated the struggles of the child care industry.
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