child care
Example Sentences
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They’re worried about the cost of child care, which is so expensive that it doesn’t even make sense to get back into the workforce even though they could use the extra income.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Older Americans have ridden decades of gains in stocks and real estate, while many younger people are stuck in rentals, struggling with the soaring cost of child care and the burden of student debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The mayor ran on a campaign platform of affordability, pledging to raise taxes to cover services like universal child care, and free and faster buses.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Torres had her daughter as a junior at UCLA, and the child care helped keep her enrolled through undergraduate studies and a master’s degree in urban planning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Some draw on government help in the form of food stamps, housing vouchers, the earned income tax credit, or—for those coming off welfare in relatively generous states—subsidized child care.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
