Difficulties in finding affordable child care cost Enoshja Ruffin her job three years ago. The mother of six was let go from her position as a counselor for kids with cerebral palsy after she missed three shifts because she had trouble finding babysitters.
in the spring that calls for it to spend $7 billion to make child care more affordable over the next four years.
All those steps were intended to address an affordability challenge. In 2019, child care centers in the U.S. charged an average of $406 per week for children under 18 months old, $315 per week for children ages 18-35 months and $289 per week for 3- to 5-year-olds. Although child care has seen increasing bipartisan support in recent years, some Republican leaders are cautious about expanding government aid.
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