child care

Example Sentences

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The greatest threat to middle-class happiness may not be the cost of child care.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Mejia, a union organizer, ran on a platform of affordability for the working class, including increasing funding for child care and raising taxes on the highest earners.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

But the two-income model comes with trade-offs, chiefly child care.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He claimed a number of accomplishments, including securing $1.2bn for child care and fixing 100,000 potholes.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 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