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Child care
Child care is about to get even more expensive as pandemic funds end
Aug 17, 2023
Already, child care inflation is running nearly double the rate of overall inflation.
Some districts are trying year-round school to alleviate learning loss
Jun 15, 2023
But having some students on a different schedule comes with challenges both societal and economic.
Child care is a challenge for the many parents with unpredictable work hours
Jun 12, 2023
Nearly a third of parents don’t know their schedule more than two weeks in advance, and more than 25% need child care outside of traditional work hours.
California wants more women in construction. Child care grants will help.
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Daisy Nguyen
Jun 7, 2023
The state is awarding $25 million in grants to get more women into construction apprenticeships that can lead to high-paying jobs.
Five child care workers on the joys and frustrations of a struggling industry
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Carrie Jung
Mar 30, 2023
Staffing shortages and high turnover have dogged the early education and child care field for years. The pandemic has made them acute issues.
The global economic cost of gender inequality in the workplace? $7 trillion per year
Mar 6, 2023
A new study finds that more women in the workforce — and fewer roadblocks to their success — could grow the global economy significantly by boosting productivity.
Day cares continue to hire, but number of caregivers is well below pre-pandemic levels
Dec 2, 2022
Child care is critical if more parents are going to return to work.
For public good, not for profit.
How a Buffalo child care center saved itself by closing temporarily
Nov 25, 2022
The worker-owned co-op shut down in the spring due to staffing shortages. It reopened by raising wages and tuition.
A child care shortage is making it difficult for many mothers to return to full-time work
Oct 7, 2022
That's a big reason why so many women remain on the sidelines of the labor market.
Women's return to work a stop-and-start struggle
Oct 6, 2022
The availability of affordable child care is limiting mothers' options for returning to full-time work after the pandemic.