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With stimulus, federal government makes a massive investment in child care Massachusetts to reap more than $500 million By Stephanie Ebbert Globe Staff,Updated March 14, 2021, 5:48 p.m. Email to a Friend Child-care providers have faced a changed landscape in the pandemic that made it dramatically harder to make ends meet.Craig F. Walker/Globe staff Child-care providers, whose shoestring survival has been tested by the pandemic conditions of the past year, are not only getting a belated lifeline from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan but also a sudden show of appreciation for their essential role to the economy. The beleaguered Massachusetts child-care system is expected to reap more than $500 million, according to the office of Representative Katherine Clark, the assistant speaker of the US House, including money that can be used to stabilize budgets, hire additional staff, or boost pay for overworked employees. ....