# Career or Kids? Child Care Costs Force Parents to Choose

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Podcast: [The Bay](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645)
Published: 2026-04-13T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Rising child care prices leave many Bay Area parents with little choice but to turn down career opportunities, cut back hours, or even quit. As part of KQED’s new series on affordability, early childhood education reporter Daisy Nguyen introduces us to one mother who left her job as a teacher after the birth of her third child. Links: When Child Care Costs Half a Paycheck, Bay Area Parents Must Choose: Kids or Career | KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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