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Democrats introduce legislation extending child care funding in bid to keep day care doors open
by - 09/13/23 2:13 PM ET
San Diego Congresswoman pushes bill to avoid child care funding cliff
Emergency child care funds from the pandemic will expire this month. If nothing is done, centers could shut down and thousands of kids could be left without care.
How Congress could have prevented the upcoming spike in child poverty rates
by Zachary Parolin, opinion contributor - 09/08/23 6:30 PM ET
Bay Area parents, leaders and lawmakers discuss affordable 'child care crisis'
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KGO) -- Whether you are a parent or not, a situation being described as a childcare crisis will impact everyone, officials say.
The U.S. stands on the precipice of a potentially disastrous child care cliff
We’re hurtling toward what experts call a “child care cliff.” It could wreak havoc on families, the economy, not to mention President Joe Biden’s approval ratings.
San Diego region prepares for more childcare closures if emergency federal funding expires
The struggle to find affordable childcare could soon get even harder as federal funding for childcare providers is set to expire at the end of September. The $24 billion Child Care Stabilization Program passed as part of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021.
What rising child care costs could mean for families and the economy
A wave of child care center closures is coming due to an end in stimulus money. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, joins CBS News to discuss how this will affect both American families and the economy.
A wave of child care center closures is coming as funding dries up
In Hopewell, Virginia, about 20 miles southeast of Richmond, Juanterria Browne spends her days providing child care for children with disabilities, a demographic for which it is notoriously difficult to find care.
Child care has been silently crushing women farmers for generations. That may change soon.
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