"The federal funds that helped businesses like TLC stay afloat during the pandemic - with grants and pay boosts - had expired in 2023... The staff still expected higher salaries, which at around $14 an hour was not close to a living wage."
"Running the day care had never been easy or lucrative. Now the whole situation felt utterly broken... costs of insurance and supplies like plastic gloves and canned vegetables kept climbing. And parents were struggling even more to afford the care."
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