child care

Example Sentences

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Parents told us they are spending money to help their adult children with child care, rent, down payments for homes and vacations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

But after adding up the cost of child care and the toll of 12-hour work days, Toribio instead took a remote job for a digital curriculum company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Her schedule was changed to prevent run-ins with the chief, which made it difficult for her to obtain child care and prevented her from working overtime, she said in the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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

The interview is multiple-choice: Do I have anything, such as child care problems, that might make it hard for me to get to work on time?

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich