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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Recession leaves parents hunting for affordable day care


While some parents who've lost jobs are canceling day-care they no longer need or can no longer afford, some stay-at-home moms are heading back into the work force as they try to make up for income that their husbands have lost through layoffs or reduced hours.

At the Winter Park Day Nursery, the usually-long waiting list for the two-year-olds' room has disappeared. "When we call the people who are on our waiting list, they're either out of work or they no longer need child care," said director Judy Nelson.

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