Recession squeezes day care from both sides
Budgets being cut at same time laid-off parents pull children from facilities

By Alex Johnson
Reporter
msnbc.com
updated 6:21 a.m. MT, Fri., March. 27, 2009

Lindy Franca used to have a waiting list of parents who wanted to put their children into the day care center she owns in Honolulu, Hawaii. Sometimes, she would get 10 calls in a single day from families hoping for an opening.

“Constant calls, people begging you,â€