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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
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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PublishedDecember 7, 2023
University of Maine at Farmington’s new Sweatt-Winter building open, fully operational
'We still have a few kinks to work out,' Director Erica Thompson said when talking about the new space and the program's expansion.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2023
UMF’s Sweatt-Winter programs settles into new building
'This year will be a play year,' Director Erica Thompson said when asked how she saw the program expanding in the new building, which is more than double in size.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2023
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.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2023
Auburn-Lewiston YMCA acquires second downtown Rumford building
The YMCA now has two buildings in downtown Rumford to develop day care and other programming.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
Child care providers close doors, reduce capacity as federal funds run out
In Maine and across the nation, the end of pandemic-related federal support is causing another round of closures and downsizing in the struggling industry.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2023
More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5
While surveys show parents approve overall, support wanes among those with younger children.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2023
What’s in the pipeline to help Maine workers with children
A bill sponsored by Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and signed by Gov. Janet Mills devotes about $60 million to Maine’s child care system over the next two years.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2023
Maine employers step up to relieve child care pressures on working parents
Finding ways to make child care more affordable and accessible is a strategy Maine businesses hope will help them find and keep employees.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2023
Cape Cod Hill School still has room for head start
Community Concepts' Head Start programs in Franklin County are bouncing back from COVID-19 and still have room for more kids.
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