From USA TODAY.

If you are a parent or know someone with young children – you’ve heard the complaint: Childcare has long been unaffordable, costing families more than $10,000 a year on average. And more than half of Americans have no access to childcare at all – they live in what are called childcare deserts. Meanwhile, the end of COVID-era childcare subsidies has forced some providers out of the childcare business. What’s the solution here for working families? Julie Kashen, director for women’s economic justice at The Century Foundation, joins The Excerpt to talk about what some families are facing.
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