AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working with families in difficult situations.
Slemp expected to return to work after having her son in August. But then she and her husband started looking for child care – and doing the math. The best option would cost about $2,000 a month, with a long wait list, and even the least expensive option would cost around $1,600, still eating up most of Slemp’s salary. Her husband earns about $35 an hour at a hose distribution company. Between them, they earned too much to qualify for government help.
“I really didn’t want to quit my job,” says Slemp, 33, who lives in a Seattle suburb. But, she says, she felt like she had no choice.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
US court rejects a request by tribes to block $10B energy transmission project in ArizonaTrolls call me 'disgusting' and say 'no man will ever love me' for not shaving my body hairCERAWeek kicks off, focusing on global multidimensional energy transitionAP PHOTOS: Aboard France's aging nuclear submarines — old boats but new missionsAriana Grande's 98Taylor Swift teases The Tortured Poets Department album release week with Spotify messageTaylor Swift fans are scammed out of more than £1 million by ticket fraudstersGeorgia's parliament votes to approve soAmy Schumer looks thinner in a TTyler Myers, Thatcher Demko help Canucks beat Flames 4
2.9334s , 6499.6484375 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Child care crisis: High daycare cost hurts moms without college degree ,Culture Compass news portal