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Viral TikTok: Still images of a mom explaining how her salary does not cover childcare costs

‘My salary doesn’t cover daycare’: A mom’s viral TikTok highlights the need to rethink childcare costs

Paige Turner, recently went viral on TikTok with a plea to moms everywhere: “Stop comparing the cost of childcare directly to your salary.”

Updated Dec. 11, 2024

The child care industry was already a broken system—but this pandemic is exposing even more cracks

Our centuries-long lack of public investment in childcare has created a huge problem.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Childcare is unaffordable and presidential candidates are finally talking about it

The issue was brought up in last night's presidential debate.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Top questions to ask yourself + the provider when considering childcare

6. How is learning structured and what educational programs do you follow?

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

This viral day care price list highlights the childcare crisis many parents face

Some families have to pay as much for childcare as they do for rent or their own mortgage.

Updated Aug. 23, 2022

Childcare workers make less than Amazon delivery drivers, on average

What does it say about our society that we value the delivery of consumer goods more than we value care work?

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

American parents are paying more for childcare than ever before

According to a new survey, 70% of families are paying rates defined as unaffordable by the government.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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What the Child Care for Working Families Act could mean for your family

It could save families thousands of dollars a year.

Updated Dec. 03, 2021

Childcare costs more than college in some states—and that needs to change

Exorbitant childcare costs are a burden on a generation already struggling.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025
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