Child care articles
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Our child care system gives many moms a draconian choice: Quality child care or a career
AUBURN, Wash. – After a series of low-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working with families in difficult situations. Slemp expected to return to work after having her son […]
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‘Our community is struggling’: Henderson day care owner turns facility into nonprofit to help families afford child care
A child care crisis has many families saying it’s out of reach to find affordable and reliable day care. It’s either work or her kids, said Jaime, a mother of three.
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What convinces voters to raise taxes: child care
NEW ORLEANS — Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn’t have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3. Yet the demands of caring for them on a daily basis made it impossible for Richard, who cuts and styles hair from her home, to work. One […]