When Raelyn Scholl returned to work after having a baby, it was with a peace of mind foreign to many parents in the United States: She knew her son had a spot in day care, and for only $400 a month.
That’s because Scholl’s employer, a family-owned Missouri pharmacy, runs a day care for its workers and subsidizes the cost of child care. It is “a huge blessing” for Scholl, 25, and her husband, who didn’t have to worry about searching for child care — the average monthly cost of which is more than $1,200 across U.S. metropolitan areas — during the pregnancy.
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