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.
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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.
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What is a ‘child care cliff?’ What parents need to know about the current child care crisis
One of the hardest hits to any working parent’s checkbook (or Venmo, now) is their childcare bill. Costs are rising at a much higher rate than typical inflation increases, NPR reports.
How the child care cliff could yank back the labor market
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As costs rise, parents may be facing what's called a child care cliff
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Julie Morita of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on health, about the looming expiration of federal child care funding.
Child care advocates seek solutions as pandemic-era federal funding winds down
Child care advocates are sounding the alarm and searching for solutions as federal funding gets closer to running out. The price of child care has risen steadily in recent years with the average annual cost ranging from 4,000 to over $24,000 in some parts of the country.