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Martha Gimble discusses the impact of childcare subsidies on early childhood education affordability.

In this Money Talks: Martha Gimble , the Executive Director of the Budget Lab at Yale, joins Elizabeth Spiers to explain their recent report on early childhood education and care policies and how federal subsidies could realistically work to make these things affordable. Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Elizabeth Spiers

Guest: Martha Gimble

Topics covered

• childcare subsidies
• early childhood education
• federal policies
• affordability
• budget analysis

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Organizations: Budget Lab, Yale, Slate, Acast

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