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The cost of summer child care

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Jun 16, 2017
How does your family make things work during the long break from school?
Swim instructor Jessica Raya assists Derek Muniz, 4, as he works on using his hands and feet at the same time during a class Monday at Thomas Pool in Fort Hood, TX. 
Daniel Cernero/Fort Hood Public Affairs Office
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For working parents, summer break is no vacation

by Rowan Moore Gerety
May 23, 2016
With school out, what to do with the kids is a constant dilemma.
Wanda Gomez registers voters outside a grocery store during her sons’ spring break. Her sons say “Today is a pool day,” but Gomez has to work.
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Child care providers are the glue of many communities

by Deepa Fernandes
Sep 18, 2014
Home childcare providers are vital to many, yet make as little as $22,000 a year.
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Financial Feud: Paying for daycare vs. Quitting to care for a kid

by Liz Weston - Personal finance expert
Jun 27, 2013
Kyle wants to quit her job so she can stay home with her daughter and stop paying for daycare. Her husband says they need her paycheck to pay the bills. Whose side are you on?
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6 degrees of sequestration

Sequester cuts weigh on Head Start programs

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 29, 2013
Cuts to government-funded child development programs leave parents scrambling to find child care.
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Child care that works for working parents

by Marketplace Contributor
Nov 30, 2012
Mothers who have cut back on work to spend time raising children find themselves with few affordable options when they look for child care that fits their schedule. A new business in Austin, Texas, is trying to fill the void.
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Weighing the true cost of childcare

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 10, 2012
With childcare costs on the rise, it may be more affordable for some parents to stay home with the kids. But there are hidden costs.
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Bracing for baby

by Tess Vigeland
Mar 2, 2012
Kids are expensive! Author Carmen Wong Ulrich discusses the serious financial decisions to-be parents should be thinking about.
Expectant parents should be thinking about some very basic questions as they figure out the costs of bringing a new life into the world.
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