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What the minimum wage can tell us about the future of the U.S. child care system

/ Closing The Wage Gap / By Peaches Stitts

Sam Abbott / NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The U.S. child care market is plagued by a math problem. Families in the United States are stretched thin, dedicating substantial portions of their household budgets to child care expenses. Yet many child care workers find themselves among the lowest earners in the U.S. labor market.  read me

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