Daycare Is Costly In The U.S. — So Is Biden’s Plan To Fix It

NPR | Andrea Hsu

“I’m doing high impact, high intensity work for less money than I could go make milkshakes at Burger King.”

Child care providers are aware that the federal relief funds will only be temporary. President Biden plans to make child care affordable or even free for working parents through his American Families Plan. The budget will also raise wages for those who work in the industry and target early childhood education and families, including universal pre-K and child care.

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