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We know how to help young kids cope with the trauma of the last year — but will we do it?

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

At the beginning of 2020, Brisandi Ruiz was hopeful about the year ahead. When she found a new job as an allergy technician in September 2020, it didn’t pay enough for the couple to send their son to a licensed childcare center, so a neighbor watched him at her house for a more affordable fee. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Parents are quitting jobs, passing on raises — to qualify for child care

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2024

But for years after, the quest for a voucher would interfere with her quest for economic stability. The program has never been funded at the level that it needs to be to be able to meet the need, said Rachel Wilensky, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy. The state received another waiver in 2020.)

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We know how to help young kids cope with the trauma of the last year — but will we do it?

Parents are quitting jobs, passing on raises — to qualify for child care

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