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The Struggle For Affordable Childcare

A deep look at the lack of affordable child care in the United States, particularly in an era of single-parent households and families that require two wage earners. Corey Shdaimah, an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, says that unlike most developed countries, the U.S. has never established a system of government-funded child care -- a problem that reflects the country's conflicts about working and parenting.