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Why more than 400,000 kids are on waitlists for federal childcare assistance

The Child Care and Development Fund, the U.S. government's main source of funding to help low-income families pay for childcare, serves over 1.6 million children in a typical month.

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Why more than 400,000 kids are on waitlists for federal childcare assistance
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