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Desiree, a mother of three who lives near Santa Rosa, California, starts work at a local HVAC supply company every morning at 4:30. While she doesn’t mind the predawn start, it does pose one big challenge, especially now that she has a newborn: child care. The nearby child care center that offers subsidized prices doesn’t open until 7:30 a.m., and that “isn’t working for” her family.
Elliot Haspel is a senior fellow at Capita's Family Policy Lab.
Elise Anderson is manager of the Family Policy Lab at the think tank Capita.
