The Bath shipyard, one of the state’s largest employers, is partnering with the local YMCA to add 150 local day care slots.
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Having a family is expensive. Here’s what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs
The tickets have 1 main commonality: Both candidates and their running mates have, at one point or another, backed an expanded child tax credit.
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Portland planning board to look at expansion of downtown child care
The project would double the number of slots available at the popular Youth and Family Outreach child care center to 110 and build 48 affordable and 12 market-rate apartments.
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Maine’s struggling child care industry gets much-needed boost from new state support
But industry leaders and experts say much work still remains to stabilize the industry.
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These cities raised taxes for child care. Parents say it ‘changed my life’
In New Orleans, voters approved a property tax increase, which raised the city’s budget for child care. A marijuana sales tax approved last year by voters in Anchorage, Alaska, will generate more than $5 million for early childhood programs. Policy analysts say more people are noticing the link between the economy and child care.
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Opinion: Child care is still in crisis and needs legislative support
Our state’s infant and toddler care shortage has reached alarming levels. Are we content to leave it like this?
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U.S. child care costs at $40,000 force parents to get second jobs
The average cost in the U.S. for full time, in-home infant care like a nanny is around $39,270 per year, according to Care.com data.
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Bath YMCA hopes city’s $100,000 donation for expanded child care center inspires other communities
Bath Area Family YMCA is more than doubling its child care capacity as child care providers across the state have downsized or closed.
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Sheepscot Valley school district opens day care for teachers’ kids
The effort by Regional School Unit 12 is meant to help attract and retain teachers amid statewide staffing shortages.
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As child care crisis looms, Biden asks Congress for urgent help
The funds would account for about one-third of the roughly $50 billion the White House plans to seek for domestic needs, including high-speed internet access and natural disaster relief.