Author: Lillian Mongeau, The Hechinger Report

By the time available government child care assistance is divided among families who qualify, checks are so small daycares can barely make ends meet.

The U.S. child care “system” has long been at a breaking point. Coronavirus could mean providers stay closed forever — a crisis for working parents.

Her audience was still. The girl had just revealed she’d spent middle school feeling suicidal. It was all part of a school retreat for mental health.