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Childcare
Child care providers are the glue of many communities
Sep 18, 2014
Home childcare providers are vital to many, yet make as little as $22,000 a year.
Financial Feud: Paying for daycare vs. Quitting to care for a kid
Jun 27, 2013
Kyle wants to quit her job so she can stay home with her daughter and stop paying for daycare. Her husband says they need her paycheck to pay the bills. Whose side are you on?
Sequester cuts weigh on Head Start programs
May 29, 2013
Cuts to government-funded child development programs leave parents scrambling to find child care.
Child care that works for working parents
Nov 30, 2012
Mothers who have cut back on work to spend time raising children find themselves with few affordable options when they look for child care that fits their schedule. A new business in Austin, Texas, is trying to fill the void.
Weighing the true cost of childcare
Oct 10, 2012
With childcare costs on the rise, it may be more affordable for some parents to stay home with the kids. But there are hidden costs.
Bracing for baby
Mar 2, 2012
Kids are expensive! Author Carmen Wong Ulrich discusses the serious financial decisions to-be parents should be thinking about.
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