day care

With households requiring two incomes, day care has become a standard expense for families with kids.

Campaigning, the congresswoman spoke of the nearly four-hour round trip the couple drive to take their toddler to the one day care center in their county.

After her mother’s remarriage and the arrival of another sibling, Edim became a virtual preteen parent, changing diapers, picking up her brothers from day care and school, feeding them and putting them to bed.

"So, there was a mindset of a champion that I took to work every day. This wasn't day care. If I was going to have fun, I'd go to Disneyland with my kids."

“If that happens, you relieve some of the pressure on all the resources that we’re spending on day care.”