Cost of Child Care Vermont

with Aly Richards of Let's Grow Kids

In Vermont, the cost of child care averages forty percent of household income. Aly Richards, CEO of Let's Grow Kids, discusses this issue and the goal of affordable access to high quality child care for all Vermont families by 2025.

Posted on:

Dec 16, 2019

Hosted by: Eric Clemons

Produced by: Western New England Newsmakers Team

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