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In 2024, the median annual wage for a child care worker in California was $38,220, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
The following month, a Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez, a Chicago day-care worker who survived and drove away to seek medical care.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Lynn Weidner, a home care worker in Mackenzie’s district who works nearly 80 hours a week, said her $400 premium will increase to $680.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Heather Miller, the former child care worker accused of felony child abuse involving three infants at The Lawrence School in Waukesha, will serve 15 years in prison and another seven on extended supervision.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 Nov. 2025
But At $15, Brown makes a bit more than the state’s $13.88 median hourly wage for a child care worker.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Family members had to rush the boy to the hospital following the attack at New Beginnings Child Enrichment Center, while a day care worker allegedly killed the snake before children returned to the playground the next day.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
A day care worker is accused of binding a 1-year-old child and leaving her unattended for more than an hour, according to Ohio police and news reports.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
Assault by a child care worker sent a 5-month-old and 7-month-old to the hospital, Pennsylvania prosecutors said.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
The following month, a Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez, a Chicago day-care worker who survived and drove away to seek medical care.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Lynn Weidner, a home care worker in Mackenzie’s district who works nearly 80 hours a week, said her $400 premium will increase to $680.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Heather Miller, the former child care worker accused of felony child abuse involving three infants at The Lawrence School in Waukesha, will serve 15 years in prison and another seven on extended supervision.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 Nov. 2025
But At $15, Brown makes a bit more than the state’s $13.88 median hourly wage for a child care worker.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Family members had to rush the boy to the hospital following the attack at New Beginnings Child Enrichment Center, while a day care worker allegedly killed the snake before children returned to the playground the next day.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
A day care worker is accused of binding a 1-year-old child and leaving her unattended for more than an hour, according to Ohio police and news reports.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
Assault by a child care worker sent a 5-month-old and 7-month-old to the hospital, Pennsylvania prosecutors said.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Care worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20worker. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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