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The typical child care worker in the US earns less than $12 an hour

  • Written by Melissa M. Jozwiak, Associate Professor of Early Childhood, Texas A&M-San Antonio
The typical child care worker in the US earns less than $12 an hourTaking care of little ones is physically demanding work.Matt Roth for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThe typical child care worker in the US earns less than $12 an hourCC BY-NC-ND

The American Families Plan, announced by President Joe Biden in April 2021, aims to make child care more affordable for parents. Importantly, it also seeks to ensure caregivers are paid a living wage – enough to meet basic...

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