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Daycare Heroes Left in the Dust | Albany News
For nearly three decades, Darlene Brooks has run a daycare that’s cared for over eight thousand kids, adapting to tougher regulations and expanding services like 24-hour care and transportation to support underserved families. Amid skyrocketing childcare costs—averaging $300 a week for toddlers—she reveals how providers often get paid weeks late, work grueling hours at shockingly low hourly rates, and struggle with rising expenses on food, formula, and supplies. Many centers are closing, leaving parents desperate. Brooks, who once relied on county aid herself, stresses that daycare workers…
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