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Podcast: レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Episode: Childcare centers just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope
Description: Last month was the first in two years that more than 200,000 childcare providers across the U.S. did not receive checks from the federal government—some for tens of thousands of dollars—as part of a pandemic-era program to help cover the cost of services.
The monthly payments, considered the largest investment in childcare in the U.S. history, ranged from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars and stabilized the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For years, providers had been raising alarm about an unsustainable business model that burdens families with high costs and leaves centers with razor-thin profit marg...