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Robbie Sequeria

Robbie Sequeria

Robbie Sequeira is a staff writer covering housing and social services for Stateline, which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.

States are trying to prop up the child care industry. It isn’t enough.

By: - October 9, 2023

State efforts to prop up child care might spare some providers from the worst effects of last month’s expiration of pandemic-related aid — at least temporarily. But the unraveling of a system plagued by a lack of affordability and access, low wages, staffing turnover and burnout will continue, experts say. “The basic business model of […]