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Biden administration's $39 billion child care strategy: 5 questions answered

  • Written by Taryn Morrissey, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
imageHigh-quality day care has always been scarce in the U.S.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

States are getting US$39 billion from the federal government to support child care. The money comes from the $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden signed in March 2021 and is on top of $10 billion for child care included in the $900 million relief...

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