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Child Care Access Key to Improving Parent Mental Health, According to New Research
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., May 01, 2026--Raising children has always come with stress, though pressures on today’s parents are particularly high, to the point where parents report spending more than one-third of every month in complete burnout, according to new data from KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) ("KinderCare"). Findings from the seventh annual KinderCare Confidence Index, conducted with The Harris Poll, reveal that the key to reducing parental burnout and improving the mental heal
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