These cities are offering free child care to parents and business property tax breaks

Get the Full StoryFor some Americans, the child care crisis has continued, keeping them from being able to hold down jobs and advance in their careers.

Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn t have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3. Yet the demands of caring for them on a daily basis made it impossible for Richard, a hairstylist, to work. One child care assistance program rejected her because she wasn t working enough. It felt like an unsolvable quandary: Without care, she couldn t work. And without work, she couldn t afford care.

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