The Heartbreaking Choices Faced by Child Care Providers on the Front Lines
By Bryce Covert
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According to an analysis by the National Women’s Law Center and CLASP shared exclusively with The Nation, it takes $6.3 billion a month for centers to remain open for the estimated 6 million children of essential workers who need care during the workday. They estimate that child care centers’ costs are 23 percent higher now if they’re offering emergency care, while costs are 19 percent higher for home-based providers.
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Source URL: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/childcare-essential-workers-coronavirus/
