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Anita learns daycare for children can continue well into the night thanks to facilities open around the clock meeting the needs of parents working nontraditional hours. Two 24-hour care providers take her into their day-to-day operations and discuss the unique bonds they form with the families they work for. Plus a single mom shares her story of relying on a 24-hour facility to help meet her needs.
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Manufacturers Say Lack Of Affordable Childcare Hinders Hiring; Business Leaders Back 24-Hour DaycareThe pandemic has put the childcare industry in crisis. Leaders at the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce say local manufacturers are keenly aware of the need.
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The child care industry was hit severely by the COVID-19 pandemic. One-third of childcare jobs were lost in 2020. One in six jobs still have not returned to the field, causing a severe shortage in child care providers.
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There will be no COVID baby boom in the United States. In fact, a decrease in childbirth is expected, with existential fear prevailing over hormones and…
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Anita is thinking more and more about entering the club of motherhood. But first, she'd appreciate a reality check on things we don't often talk about — like child care and health concerns around pregnancy and labor.
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COVID-19 outbreaks are springing up at a handful of childcare centers across North Carolina, threatening a vulnerable workforce of women who are largely…
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Even before COVID-19 began to impact childcare center operations across the state, half of North Carolina was a childcare desert — a geographic area where…
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Even before COVID-19 began to impact childcare center operations across the state, half of North Carolina was a childcare desert — a geographic area where…
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North Carolina Childcare Centers Are Struggling. A Third Of Them May Be Forced To Close Permanently.Cassandra Brooks owns and operates The Little Believer's Academy, with daycare centers in Clayton and Garner. After working a corporate job at IBM, it was…
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Could American democracy be better? It is a big and existential question that is now even more pressing as many watch their friends, neighbors and loved…