HeyJaredIt Doesn't Have to Be This Hard
A Substack on caregiving, writing and reporting - and the policies that make parenting in America so hard.
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Pennies for Childcare (opens the original)
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Childcare Reporting Grants: Let’s Flood the Zone (opens the original)
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We Need a Bigger Pie (opens the original)
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The Child Care Disconnect (opens the original)
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Hello and happy August. I hope all the families who rely on stringing together a patchwork of camps and childcare solutions over the summer have a finish line in sight. Today’s post is from my colleague and friend, , who has been reporting on care issues through his publication Aging in America News. Highly recommend checking this out, and kudos to Mark for identifying an issue that deserves more ink and airtime. Because, even though many of us like to feel invincible, it’s not a matter of IF we
Did Pandemic Funding Save Childcare? (opens the original)
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