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‘It’s just too expensive’: R.I. child-care centers raise alarm over funding for infants and toddlers
PROVIDENCE — Three months ago, Minerva Waldron made an excruciating decision. She closed the only two infant rooms at her ...
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According to a new study, infants and toddlers in high-quality child care retain positive benefits longer, provided they are enrolled early enough
(Children in the control group were cared for by relatives or family friends, enrolled in family child care homes, or attended a public school preschool program or local Head Start program.) ...
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Filling the gaps: New child care center to provide daytime, overnight and weekend care for infants, toddlers
Renovation has begun at the future home of the Community Children’s Center in Lawrence, which plans to offer much-needed daytime, overnight and weekend child care for infants and toddlers.
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Study: Full-time infant day care averages almost $1,200 a month
INDIANAPOLIS — Preparing for a baby means preparing for child care costs. Child Care Aware of America estimates the average cost of full-time center-based care for one infant in the U.S. was $ ...
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Infants and toddlers in high quality child care seem to reap the benefits longer, research says
(Children in the control group were cared for by relatives or family friends, enrolled in family child care homes or attended a public school preschool program or local Head Start program.) The study, ...
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Child care in the U.S. today can cost more than families pay for rent, a mortgage or college tuition
Kate Gibson is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch in New York, where she covers business and consumer finance. The soaring cost of child care in the U.S. can now exceed what families pay for housing or ...