A huge chunk of pandemic relief funding that kept child care programs afloat for the past few years ran out recently, and policy advocates say the economic impact will be
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Parents struggled to pay for child care and child care centers strained to retain workers well before 2020, but the pandemic accelerated many of the industry’s struggles and without the federal money many would have shut their doors.
A huge chunk of pandemic relief funding that kept child care programs afloat for the past few years is set to run out Saturday, and policy advocates say the economic
American Rescue Plan Act stabilization funds $24B distributed by states that allowed child care to continue for 9.6 million children runs out Sept. 30.