Two bills could ease child care costs for families and boost provider wages
EVERETT — When Patrick Lewis moved to south Everett, it took more than a year to find child care for his 8-year-old daughter.
Although he moved from another part of Everett, his new home was in a different school district, so Lewis had to find new child care. He’s a single dad and doesn’t have family nearby, so there was no one else he could turn to for care.
Lewis sometimes works before and after school hours. It took him three months to find affordable child care that provided transportation for his daughter, he said. Once he found somewhere, he was waitlisted for a year.
“I had to work with my employer all year, it was really difficult,” he said.
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