Child care crisis looms, report says

From: New Haven Register | Date: February 8, 2007| Author: Maria Garriga | Copyright information

-NEW HAVEN -- Connecticut Voices for Children is sounding the alarm on a coming child care crisis with a new report. The average family with children spends 30 percent of its gross income on child care, which now exceeds the cost of rent for many low-wage earners.

At the same time, stagnating incomes and a shrinking pool of licensed child care providers will intensify the pressure on middle- class families as well. The number of licensed child care providers fell from 6,500 in 1997 t...

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