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A childcare nightmare
Seattle Now
English - September 23, 2020 12:04 - 10 minutes - 11.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsDaily News News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Childcare isn't just essential for working parents, it’s also the linchpin of a functioning economy. But the pandemic has disrupted the child care system, and parents are grappling with impossible choices.
Guest: Melissa Santos, Crosscut reporter
Read Melissa's piece: https://crosscut.com/focus/2020/09/child-care-was-already-dysfunctional-covid-19-could-break-it-completely
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