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Nov 20, 2023

Can parents stomach higher child care costs?

Now that federal pandemic-era subsidies for child care providers are gone, some centers are contemplating raising prices.

Can parents stomach higher child care costs? — Matt Cardy/Getty Images

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Segments From This Episode

Outdoor recreation contributed over $1 trillion to U.S. economic output last year
by Savannah Peters
George Frey/Getty Images
Newly released data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis also found the industry made outsized contributions to the economies of states like Wyoming, Alaska, Florida and Vermont.
Without federal subsidies, child care providers contemplate raising rates, and parents are worried
by Stephanie Hughes
Edwin Tan/Getty Images
Everyone’s adjusting now that pandemic-era federal subsidies have ended.

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The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Leanna Byrne Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Nic Perez Director/Producer
Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director
Nick Esposito Media Producer
James Graham Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher Producer, BBC
Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC
Lis Mahy Producer, BBC