Child care woes were almost in the rear view mirror for Roxana Valladares, with her child now in middle school and on the cusp of becoming a teenager.
When her 12-year-old daughter Estefania was little, Valladares, 35, exhausted every available child care option, appealing to friends, cajoling relatives and making liberal use of after-school programs.
Now, with a new baby on the way, she’s about to encounter those same challenges all over again.
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