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Parents are quitting jobs, passing on raises — to qualify for child care

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To keep working, Amy Lee Funes desperately needed help paying for child care. Funes loved her job at a New York City-based child and family nonprofit, but she earned only $35,000 a year. In a city where child care can easily consume more than half of that, Funes was optimistic that she would qualify for a government-funded subsidy to help her afford the cost.

https://hechingerreport.org/parents-are-quitting-jobs-passing-on-raises-to-qualify-for-child-care/

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