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Cakes Body’s New Child Care Benefit for Employees: $36,000 a Year

A baby plays with toys at a daycare center in Monahans, Texas.

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As a senior-level marketer at a small company, Taylor Capuano was barely breaking even after she had her first child. “After I paid for my child care expenses at the end of the month, I had $200,” she said. “It was like, should I even stay in the workforce at this point or should I leave? Because it’s kind of a wash.”