The Importance of Tenacity in Childcare Subsidies

Many American families have difficulty getting a spot in a daycare center. Subsidized spots are even more limited. Many of the programs require you to have employment first. We heard these stories of women losing their childcare or losing their opportunity to go to college.

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I’m so proud of the work the team did to develop and produce this episode. Typical personal finance advice works particularly well for people in a certain position (with good salaries, education, or inheritances), but it’s mostly useless if you’re not earning enough to make ends meet. To make matters more complex, the way some government assistance programs currently work can paradoxically make it harder to get ahead in the long term.

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Mentioned in the Episode

Oxfam America Study on the Low-Wage Workforce: https://www.brookings.edu/research/meet-the-low-wage-workforce/
Women’s workforce participation: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SP22_BPEA_Goldin_conf-draft.pdf
97% of US Child Care workers are women: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/child-care-challenges-women-workforce-131402101.html
Center for American Progress on Childcare Deserts: https://childcaredeserts.org/2018/
Video Clip from Netflix series Maid: https://youtu.be/vM30cS-NZZU
Julie’s Family Learning Program: https://www.juliesfamily.org/our-founding-history/
Multnomah County Preschool for All Program: https://www.multco.us/finance/multnomah-county-preschool-all-personal-income-tax#
The Oregonian on the importance of attending pre kindergarten: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2022/12/free-preschool-delayed-for-thousands-of-oregon-children-due-in-part-to-staffing-shortages.html
Full Department of Treasury Report on Childcare: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/The-Economics-of-Childcare-Supply-09-14-final.pdf