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The First Five Years

Sweet Relief

By Doug Lent
Published March 19, 2021 at 1:54 PM EDT
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The latest Federal relief package includes $39 billion for child care. That is really good news! But child care advocates have been calling for investments since the Nixon administration. When will regular substantive investments finally be made?

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