Emmy McCarthy

Amsterdam Mamas

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Director of Amsterdam Mamas, a nonprofit organization providing information and support for international families living in The Netherlands 

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In the last twenty years the cost of childcare has outstripped every other item in the family budget.

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In the last twenty years the cost of childcare has outstripped every other item in the family budget.

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