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

The Hechinger Report

I had to leave my job to get on public assistance so I could get this child care subsidy. But for years after, the quest for a voucher would interfere with her quest for economic stability. She hoped it would only be a temporary setback. I think of it as a whack-a-mole problem.

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