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Child care is about to get even more expensive as pandemic funds end

by Samantha Fields

Aug 17, 2023

Already, child care inflation is running nearly double the rate of overall inflation.

When pandemic funding runs out in September, experts expect even higher costs for child care.

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How a Buffalo child care center saved itself by closing temporarily

by Maria Hollenhorst

Nov 25, 2022

The worker-owned co-op shut down in the spring due to staffing shortages. It reopened by raising wages and tuition.

A classroom at The Rose Garden Early Childhood Center. The worker-owned co-op closed down to revamp its pricing and wage structure.

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