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A two-child household must earn $400,000 a year for childcare to be affordable, study says. ‘It’s easy to see why birth rate
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (739+ words) The average American family doesn't come close to having enough income to comfortably afford childcare, according to a LendingTree study last month. Federal guidelines say that childcare is affordable if it consumes no more than 7% of household income. Citing data…...
Why child care could be ‘at a standstill’ as California plans not to expand subsidized spaces
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1465+ words) Jazmine Locke has filled out the paperwork and checked all the boxes. As a middle-income worker, she qualifies for California-subsidized day care for her 7-month-old daughter. Yet she holds little hope she will ever make it off the waitlist. Her…...
I couldn’t find a job after college, so I became a nanny. When I started working with a wonderful family and making $30 an
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (1007+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nadya Grisczenkow, a 25-year-old nanny based in Boston. It's been edited for length and clarity. Everyone says you go to college, work hard, and you'll get a good job, and that…...
Could Mamdani’s Child Care Plan Encourage a Baby Boomlet in New York?
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1128+ words) When Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that New York City would expand free child care, Mallorie Ekstr'm immediately messaged her husband about having a second baby. The prospect had seemed too daunting as long as they were spending $2,000 each month on…...
Minnesota day care scandal sparks concern over election policy that allows a voter to ‘vouch’ for others: ‘Made for fraud’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (289+ words) A controversial Minnesota election policy that allows a single registered voter to "vouch" for up to eight people seeking same-day registration is under fire amid the state's massive fraud scandal tied to the Somali community there. Under Minnesota law, the…...
Mamdani Promised Universal Child Care. How Long Could It Take?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1162+ words) Zohran Mamdani ran for mayor of New York City on an affordability platform that included free child care for every child from 6 weeks to 5 years old. It is an ambitious and expensive plan that could take years to put into…...
States invest in child care more than ever to help parents with rising costs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (185+ words) When Raelyn Scholl returned to work after having a baby, it was with a peace of mind foreign to many parents in the United States: She knew her son had a spot in day care, and for only $400 a month....
Hopes for Mamdani’s Vision for Child Care
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (631+ words) Re "How Mamdani's Audacious Child Care Plan Could Work," by Rachel Cohen Booth (Opinion guest essay, Dec. 15): As an immigrant mother and literacy advocate, I read this essay with both relief and resolve. Relief, because it confirms what families like…...
I own a pet toy company, and my 3 kids work for me. I told them they needed to work somewhere else before joining.
2+ mon, 1+ hour ago (644+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Hirschberg, president of Multipet. It has been edited for length and clarity. My grandparents started a company from scraps " quite literally. In the 1950s, they were immigrants from Germany, living in…...
These South L.A. women built a child-care haven on their block. It’s a lifeline for families
2+ mon, 10+ hour ago (1318+ words) When the seven-beat rhythm of "shave and a haircut, two bits" resounds in the mornings on a car horn through this South L.A. neighborhood, Jackie Jackson or Guadalupe Andrade is likely behind the wheel, child-care providers who live on a one-block…...