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Group plans $50 million push to make child care a top issue in midterms

1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (511+ words) The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, created a decade ago, aims to make caregiver issues more salient in elections. The announcement comes as the cost of child care continues to rise and as waiting lists for federal child care…...

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Kentucky Edition | Childcare and Workforce Participation | Season 4 | Episode 47

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1205+ words) Report: More affordable, accessible childcare would mean boost to state's economy. Clip: Season 4 Episode 47 | 6m 15sVideo has Closed Captions | CC The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has completed a series of reports that finds that if Kentucky parents had greater access to and…...

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Mamdani and Hochul unveil free child care plan in New York City

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (461+ words) The two Democrats announced the program at a celebratory event in Brooklyn, with Hochul and Mamdani casting the initiative as a transformative step toward easing the city's notoriously high cost of living. "This is the day that everything changes," Hochul…...

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State of Affairs with Steve Adubato | The economic impact of rising childcare costs in New Jersey | Season 9 | Episode 14

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1429+ words) The economic impact of rising childcare costs in New Jersey Clip: Season 9 Episode 14 | 8m 36sVideo has Closed Captions | CC Steve Adubato is joined by Cindy Shields, Senior Policy Analyst for Early Childhood Advocates for Children of New Jersey, to examine the rising…...