# First Five Years Fund

Type: Company

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## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### Childcare at $13K+ a Year Is Draining the Working-Mother Talent Pool
2026-08-21 02:16:21 · Sector: hr · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 4

For HR and workforce leaders, the $13,000+ average annual cost of childcare is a retention and participation problem, not just a family issue. Census Bureau research links higher care costs to lower maternal labor-force participation, and Pew data shows mothers still absorb more day-to-day caregiving even in dual-earner households. Employers that ignore this risk losing experienced talent and paying the hidden costs of attrition.
Full story: https://gethrbrief.com/story/childcare-costs-working-mothers-talent-retention

### At $13,000+ a Child, Care Costs Are a Drag on U.S. Labor Supply
2026-08-21 02:16:15 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 4

Childcare now costs American families an average of more than $13,000 per child per year, a structural expense that depresses maternal labor-force participation and household spending. Census research shows lower-income mothers are most sensitive to care prices, making childcare a meaningful variable in labor-supply and consumer-demand outlooks. The data reframes childcare as a macroeconomic and policy question with market implications.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/childcare-costs-labor-force-participation-economy

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