New York City Just Made a Huge Move for Its Youngest Low-Income Students
“A report from January by non-profit Childcare Aware found that childcare is unaffordable for parents in 49 states and the District of Columbia, with Louisiana as the exception. Although, ‘free’ programs are publicly funded, the cost of these programs if offset by mothers returning to work sooner, according to Childcare Aware’s report. Moms who are able to receive childcare for their children earn an estimated $79,000 earnings increase over a lifetime. Working families lose nearly $29 billion in wages annually because they don’t have childcare.”