Jennifer Ludden
speaker
983 appearances
138 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2025
last heard 1 Sep
Jennifer Ludden’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 126 in all, peaking in Nov 2025 with 27.
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Critics argue it drives up government spending.
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Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
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For parents who pay for child care, more than a third say it's one of their top two expenses.
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That's according to a poll commissioned by the First Five Years Fund, which advocates for expanding early learning and care.
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Nearly half of parents say child care challenges affect their work.
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And it's not just them.
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Nearly 40 percent of all voters say they're affected when a colleague's child care is disrupted.
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Nationally, there is a serious shortage of child care.
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And in many places, it can cost more than housing or college tuition.
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A growing number of cities and states are committing money to expand free and subsidized child care.
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They say their local economies depend on it.
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Critics argue it drives up government spending.
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Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
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For parents who pay for child care, more than a third say it's one of their top two expenses.
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That's according to a poll commissioned by the First Five Years Fund, which advocates for expanding early learning and care.
matched
Nearly half of parents say child care challenges affect their work, and it's not just them.
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Nearly 40 percent of all voters say they're affected when a colleague's child care is disrupted.
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Nationally, there is a serious shortage of child care, and in many places it can cost more than housing or college tuition.
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A growing number of cities and states are committing money to expand free and subsidized child care.
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They say their local economies depend on it.
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