Emmy McCarthy

Amsterdam Mamas

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Director of Amsterdam Mamas, a nonprofit organization providing information and support for international families living in The Netherlands 

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In the last twenty years the cost of childcare has outstripped every other item in the family budget.

When Childcare Costs as Much as College

In the last twenty years the cost of childcare has outstripped every other item in the family budget.

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