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• It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard

  A Substack on caregiving, writing and reporting - and the policies that make parenting in America so hard.

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• The Child Care Disconnect

  It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard · 2026-08-10

• Did Pandemic Funding Save Childcare?

  It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard · 2026-07-15

• Big Lessons from the Lone Star State

  It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard · 2026-07-08

• The You-Can-Do-It Guide to Childcare Policy

  It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard · 2026-06-09

• Is D.C. About To Make a Huge Mistake?

  It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard · 2026-04-22

• The Not-So-Secret Tax Break To Upend Child Poverty

  It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard · 2026-03-18

• What's Missing at the Olympics? Child Care

  It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard · 2026-02-09

• Can Child Care Make You Rich?

  It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard · 2026-01-13

• They’re Back: Caregiving Reporting Grants

  It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard · 2025-10-28

• Rethinking Language Around "Daycare" and "Quality"

  It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard · 2025-10-16

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