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We need major reform that prioritizes the needs of our child care workforce [1]

Author: 
Center For The Study Of Child Care Employment
Source: 
Center For The Study Of Child Care Employment
Format: 
Fact sheet
Publication Date: 
20 Jan 2021
AVAILABILITY
Access online [2]
Access fact sheet (PDF) [3]

EXCERPT

The United States early care and education system is underfunded and broken. It’s expensive for parents, yet doesn’t pay teachers a living wage, and it drives inequities for families and racial pay gaps within the workforce. Our new infographic explains why tinkering with the existing structure of vouchers and tax credits without foundational reform will not fix the system.

 

Region: 
United States [4]
Tags: 
workforce [5]
benefit [6]
funding [7]
Source URL (modified on 2 Feb 2021):https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/02/we-need-major-reform-prioritizes-needs-our-child-care

Links
[1] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/02/we-need-major-reform-prioritizes-needs-our-child-care [2] https://cscce.berkeley.edu/we-need-major-reform/ [3] https://cscce.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CSCCE_ECE_Reform_FactSheet_1-14-21_Final.pdf [4] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/7865 [5] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/workforce [6] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/8947 [7] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/funding