Philly parents say child care costs “more than a mortgage” per kid. Meanwhile, child care workers are in short supply and high demand. What’s the solution? Plus, the Sixers foul seen 'round the world.
Teacher Denean Nelson leads her students in stretches before settling in for story time at the Kinder Academy in Philadelphia.
🐣 Center-based care for one infant typically cost Philly-area parents between $12,000 and $18,000 last year. Even middle-class families feel the strain. While in Schnecksville this month, former President Donald Trump purported that undocumented convicted murderer and prison escapee Danilo Cavalcante entered the U.S. during President Joe Biden’s tenure.
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