Child Care

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Rebecca Onion

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America’s Lack of Child Care Is a Big Economic Problem

Jordan Weissmann

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The Black Infant Mortality Rate Is Alarmingly High

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More Than Half of Americans Live in “Child Care Deserts,” and We’re Not Doing Much to Fix It

Rachelle Hampton

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Nannies Already Felt Like They Were Under Constant Surveillance. The Internet Has Made It Even Worse.

Alexandra Mateescu

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The Sharing Economy’s Next Target Is Child Care

Jennifer Oldham

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This Child Care Chain Will Now Pay for Its Employees to Get College Degrees

Roselyn Miller

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Free Cash, No Strings Attached

Alieza Durana

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Can We Please Stop Blaming Women for Falling Birth Rates Now?

Christina Cauterucci

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Is Gig Work Our New Normal? Maybe Not.

Amanda Lenhart

June 12, 2018 10:00 AM

More Americans Work Outside 9-to-5 Hours, When Child Care Options Are Scarce

Anisha Ford and Abbie Lieberman

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For Many Working Parents, the Summer Scramble for Child Care Started Months Ago

Amanda Lenhart

May 24, 2018 11:17 AM

Almost All Nannies Are Paid Under the Table. This Has to Stop.

Leslie Forde

May 18, 2018 10:00 AM

A Mother’s Day Photo Essay: the Infinite Loop of Care Work

Christina Antonakos-Wallace and Sophia Wallace

May 12, 2018 9:00 AM

Why the Chamber of Commerce Foundation Is Sounding the Alarm on America’s Child Care System

Jennifer Oldham

May 07, 2018 10:00 AM

Beware the Child Care Cliff

Karen Weese

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Welcome to Life in America’s Child Care Deserts

Jennifer Oldham

April 13, 2018 10:00 AM

Things to Do: A Photo Essay on Trading Paid Work for Unpaid Work

Alex M. Smith

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Unpaid Labor Is Hilarious—if You Think About It

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The Corporate Case for Child Care

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