With less money and more risk, waves of child-care providers call it quits

Kirsten Hove and her mom have been taking care of kids in San Francisco for decades. Hove’s mother opened a day care program in her home in the city’s Marina neighborhood more than 30 years ago. In 2006, Hove and a family friend expanded the business by opening sites in their apartments nearby.

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