Expiration of Pandemic Aid Threatens to Deepen Child Care Crisis
It’s no wonder that families across the U.S. are struggling to pay for child care at the same time as other basic needs. Child care costs rose an incredible 220 percent between 1990 and 2021, leaving many caregivers struggling to pay fees that average $10,600 per child per year. This sum, of course, is far beyond the reach of low-income people, including most single parents, people of color...