September 17, 2020
America’s economic recovery will stall without child-care relief
Policymakers must provide at least $50 billion in federal pandemic relief funding to stabilize the child-care sector.
Early Learning
Topic
Child Care
Child care has emerged as a key issue in the national discourse. The essential sector has long been in crisis. Families often can’t find or afford the childcare they need, child care workers often face poverty wages and young children, at a formative stage in brain development, often lack the resources and support necessary to spark their intellectual growth.