COVID-19 Has Nearly Destroyed the Childcare Industry—and It Might Be Too Late to Save It
By Abby Vesoulis
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There’s also been some movement in Congress. The Democrat-led House recently passed a bill appropriating $50 billion toward the Child Care Stabilization Fund to provide grants to childcare providers, but it’s unlikely to pass the GOP-controlled Senate. And even if it did, it probably wouldn’t be enough to save individual centers that are already underwater. The Center for Law and Social Policy estimates that the industry as a whole will need nearly $10 billion per month to survive the pandemic, according to an April report.
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Source URL: https://time.com/5886491/covid-childcare-daycare/