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The Childcare Crisis No One Prepared You For

Why Daycare Is So Expensive - and What It Means for Working Parents

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Dylan Macinerney
Apr 07, 2025
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Cross-posted by The Fatherhood Framework
"The following post is an excellent breakdown of the current state of childcare in the United States. Written by my fellow Substack Dad and Chiefs fan Dylan Macinerney, it does an excellent job highlighting the many problems with the structure of the modern childcare industry. Hope you all enjoy it."
- Derek Moeller-Smith

Hey y’all, happy Monday - before jumping into today’s post, I want to give a quick shoutout to Gareth at Be A Super Dad for the chance to be a part of his ongoing series of dads writing letters to their past selves. It was a real pleasure working with him, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to share my creative side in a new space. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, I’d love for you to check it out — you can find it here:

Be A Super Dad
Dear Dad: Dylan Macinerney
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Thanks again to Gareth for having me. Now, onto this week’s post!


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