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Senators highlight child-care crisis during 'National Day Without Child Care' remarks
3281118 · May 12, 2025
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Senators used floor time to mark National Day Without Child Care and to urge attention to shortages, high costs, and long waitlists for childcare supports in Oregon.
Several senators used remonstrances on the Senate floor to highlight the strain on Oregon’s child-care system during the observance of National Day Without Child Care.
Senator Anderson said the day calls attention to a child-care system that is “unaffordable and unavailable,” citing an average annual infant-care cost in Oregon of nearly $20,000. “The average…
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