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A Day Without Child Care: Daycares plan to close for protests Monday

Latoya Gayle and her family from left to right: husband Troy and children August, 1, and Julian, 8. (Courtesy of Latoya Gayle)

More than 700 child care providers are shutting down for the day in at least 20 states Monday to rally for better pay for educators and more affordable care for families.

One of the organizers of an event at the Texas State Capitol is BriTanya Brown, the owner of the child care business Our Loving Village in Stamford, Texas.

“It’s so unaffordable in our area to pay for child care,” she says. “And because of the pay that I get from many of the families who need subsidized child care, I’m having to close my doors to prevent a

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