GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT — The cost of childcare has placed a serious financial burden on Black parents who are two times more likely than White parents to have to quit, turn down, or make a major change in their job due to childcare disruptions. In addition, only 26.8 percent of Black 3- and 4-year-old children are enrolled in publicly funded preschool, while the average cost of preschool for those without access to publicly funded programs is $8,600. Most families will save more than half of what they currently spend on childcare, and the vast majority of families will pay no more than 7 percent of their income for childcare. It will also reduce the cost of home-based care for the hundreds of thousands of older adults and people with disabilities who need it but lack access. Investment in home care will raise wages for home care workers, 28 percent of whom are Black.
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