When we talk about child care, we need to talk about paid leave

By: Ryan Reding Myers

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 615

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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We don’t often talk about child care and paid parental leave in the same conversation when it comes to public policy.

But the reality is this: Our lack of statewide paid leave means many families need child care when their infants are very young – care that is expensive and harder than ever to get because of cuts to the state’s child care system.

As we work to address Indiana’s child care crisis, we have …

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