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JD Vance says he’s ‘pro-family.’ Many women say the economy isn’t.
Six states and D.C. have implemented universal preschool for 4-year-olds, with D.C. and Vermont providing access to 3-year-olds, according to the National Women’s Law Center. And in 39 states and D.C., the average annual price of child care for an infant in a center exceeded annual in-state university tuition.
“If you look at the structural environment families are operating in, 73 percent of people don’t have paid family leave through their jobs in this country,” said Melissa Boteach, an expert on child care and income security at the NWLC. “The cost of child care is more than in-state college tuition in most states. We are not a family-friendly country despite all these claims to put family first.”
