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Families with School-age Children Need Child Care!

Working parents depend on child care. Employers depend on working parents.Currently, there are more than 13,000 children on waiting lists for Virginia’s child care subsidy program to help families better afford child care. Nearly one-third are school-age children. Governor...

Child Care Link to Economic Growth

Working parents need affordable child care to get and keep a job. But, many parents have few child care choices in their community. And, others struggle with the cost of child care. Without access to affordable child care, parents can't work.Legislators need to hear from...

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