As child care scholarships dry up in US, families are left to shoulder the soaring costs

As federal child care funding evaporates and pandemic-era relief ends, families across the US are facing a deepening crisis. Once a lifeline, child care scholarships are vanishing, pushing parents to sacrifice jobs, income, and well-being. With shrinking support, rising costs, and eroding oversight, access to early care is becoming a privilege — not a right.

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