America's Child-Care Crisis

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Publication Year:
2021

ISBN-13: 9780876599150

<P>The child-care industry&mdash;essential to American families and to the American economy&mdash;is at risk of complete collapse. Before COVID-19 struck, the child-care industry faced funding issues and staffing dilemmas, while families struggled to find&mdash;or simply afford&mdash;quality child care. The reality is that COVID-19 has only exacerbated the challenges of the already-fragile child-care ecosystem. America&rsquo;s Child-Care Crisis takes a hard look at the current state of the industry and explores how to save this critical service by:</P><ul><li>Identifying the systemic changes needed</li><li>Altering public opinion of the field</li><li>Securing state and federal dollars for the private sector</li><li>Prioritizing the growth of family child-care homes</li><li>Educating parents on quality care and helping them access it</li><li>Obtaining business support</li></ul><P>Child-care is a system that is too critical to fail&mdash;we cannot survive without it. Together, we can reimagine the child-care industry for all Americans whose livelihoods depend on it.</P>