Child care insecurity can increase stress and anxiety and decrease quality of life.
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Child care insecurity has received much less attention than food insecurity, but it is similarly complex. And affordability is only one part of the problem.
Raising children strains most household budgets.
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Starting in July 2021, most US families will get monthly payments from the IRS of either $250 or $300 per child under 18.
Taking care of little ones is physically demanding work.
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The Biden administration wants workers in child care and pre-K programs to earn at least $15 per hour.
High-quality preschools are both play-based and academic.
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An early childhood education expert explains what’s in the proposal and why it’s not really a partisan issue.
Child care and preschool are a strain on family budgets.
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The federal government spends about US$2,500 a year on child care and early education per child under 5, about half of the European average.
Most U.S. parents who take time off work to tend to newborns currently use unpaid leave.
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Polls have consistently found robust support for this benefit, with a growing share of the public approving of paid time off for dads.
Making ends meet when you have a newborn is easier with paid family leave.
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If the plan is fully phased in as proposed, workers could get up to $4,000 a month for a total of 12 weeks in paid leave to care for a newborn, another loved one or themselves within 10 years.