Daycare Is Costly In The U.S. — So Is Biden's Plan To Fix It
In the pandemic, child care has gotten the attention of policymakers like never before, and billions of dollars in emergency funds have stabilized the industry. Biden wants more.
by Andrea Hsu
Aug 12, 2021
3 minutes
Crystal Rogers, owner of Cozy Couch Family Day Care in Martinsburg, W.Va., finally feels appreciated. It took the pandemic to make that happen.
For too long, she says, society has looked down on day care — as somehow less worthy than school. And no wonder. Child care is one of the lowest paid occupations in America.
"We're not baby sitters ... I've been wanting to say that," Rogers says. "We go to trainings. We do all the things that a
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