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Treasury says U.S. child care system is a market failure

by Kimberly Adams

Sep 15, 2021

The Biden administration is calling for Congress to expand existing programs and tax credits, as well as provide universal preschool.

A Treasury Department report released Wednesday argues that the child care industry is failing families because of inadequate availability and high costs.

Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images

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