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Without federal subsidies, child care providers contemplate raising rates, and parents are worried

by Stephanie Hughes
Nov 20, 2023
Everyone's adjusting now that pandemic-era federal subsidies have ended.
With pandemic relief funding gone, day care centers are considering raising their rates.
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Phasing out of pandemic-era federal aid for child care sparks alarm

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 22, 2023
A new report warns that the looming withdrawal of pandemic-era aid for childcare could hurt children and families.
More than 70,000 child care programs will likely close after they lose their federal pandemic aid, according to a recent report from the Century Foundation.
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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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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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Essential worker parents struggle with remote school

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 17, 2020
Those who work outside the home must often rely on family or pay for help to supervise kids.
Dealing with daycare disruptions and remote school have been especially hard on essential worker parents.
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Home day cares are disappearing across California

by Priska Neely
Apr 2, 2018
Finding child care in California, especially for infants, is getting harder to do. The number of licensed home day cares has steeply declined in the state with thousands closing the last decade. Since 2008, the state has seen a 26 percent decline in the number of these small businesses, according to a recent report from […]
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Will work – if they can find child care

by Annie Baxter
Jan 15, 2015
Americans who work nontraditional hours struggle to find round-the-clock day care.
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New York begins free universal pre-kindergarten

by Gigi Douban
Sep 3, 2014
Free universal pre-K begins as part of an initiative by new mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Your Wallet: The rising costs of childcare

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Jul 28, 2014
Child care costs continue to rise in the U.S. We want to know how you cope.
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