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The high cost of summer child care

Summer activities now run about $2,400 to $6,000 per kid per summer, on average.

Chabeli Carrazana, economy and child care reporter with The 19th, spoke to moms about the challenges and costs of finding child care in the summer. She joins host Scott Tong for more.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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