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young children in topeka. she can t find qualified help. everyone is so burned out. everyone is so frustrated. reporter: do you feel as though you re letting these people down? yes. reporter: and that s hard. very. reporter: since the pandemic began, kansas has lost roughly 350 day care providers. nearly three-fourths of counties here have become child care deserts. costs have soared. typical child care is now 31% of the average income for women. that s a third of her income just for child care. it s costing more than it makes sense for a lot of women to be able to work.the u.s. labor force now has 1 million fewer women than pre-pandemic. of those returning to work, 63% are men, child care given as the major reason why. child care is truly the backbone of our entire economy. but for some reason, our society

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