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Nearly 70% of Child Care Workers Report Struggling to Afford a Basic Need, Survey Finds
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This story was originally published at LAistMore than two-thirds of child care workers reported struggling to afford a basic need.
(Brenda Cruz for LAist’s Child Care, Unfiltered)The number of child care workers who struggle to meet basic needs like food, healthcare and housing is on the rise, according to a new report.
One of the most notably worsening problem for child care providers has been health care — where nearly two-thirds of workers said it was a material hardship this past spring.
In 2023, nearly 37% of child care workers were covered by Medi-Cal in California .
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