A growing number of cities are passing tax increases to expand access to child care. Last year, New Orleans added more than 1,000 child care seats for low-income families after voters approved a historic property tax increase. In Whatcom County, Washington, a…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didnt have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children, ages 1, 2 and 3. Yet the demands of caring for them on a da…