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Apr 3, 2021

Washington Post - From child care to COVID, rising job market faces obstacles

Nearly 2.5 million women lost jobs and stopped looking for work during the pandemic. In most cases, experts say, it was because so many children were suddenly stuck at home, going to school online, and their parents lacked available or affordable child care. Better child care options or more flexible…

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Mar 31, 2021

The Chronicle - Sweeping Childcare Reform Moving in Washington Legislature

Early childhood care and education in the state would see sweeping reform through the expansion of affordable child health and learning services, if a bill in the state Legislature wins approval. “This is a gamechanger for kids and families across our state,” said Sen. Claire Wilson, D-Federal Way, the bill’s…

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Mar 29, 2021

Washington Post - How to Deal with Decision Fatigue

The decision fatigue for many parents is a direct consequence of the increased roles they have had to play in the pandemic. Drive on icy roads for grocery pickup or try to cancel the order? Pay the nonrefundable deposit on summer camp or wait? Send kids to school or suffer…

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Mar 27, 2021

Philadelphia Inquirer - Why doesn’t the U.S. value child care? A historic look.

And now, just as the Black Lives Matter movement has exposed the ubiquity of racism, the pandemic has laid bare the stunning paucity of opportunities for children and their parents — a situation that’s brought financial and emotional disaster not just to American mothers, but to the U.S. economy missing…

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