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Why is child care so expensive? What we can do about it. [1]

Author: 
Gale, R., & Kirsch, D.
Source: 
Early Learning Nation
Publication Date: 
1 May 2024
AVAILABILITY
Access online [2]

Summary

The infographic explains the cost of child care in the United States, highlighting the need for high staff to child ratios and the lack of state and federal support. The author and illustrator are calling for federal investment in child care to make the system work. They recommend the American Rescue Plan Act, the pandemic era funding program, continue to make child care a national priority.

Related link: 
The problem with ‘affordable’ child care [3]
Region: 
United States [4]
Tags: 
advocacy [5]
funding [6]
system building [7]

Source URL (modified on 5 Jun 2024):https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/24/06/why-child-care-so-expensive-what-we-can-do-about-it

Links
[1] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/24/06/why-child-care-so-expensive-what-we-can-do-about-it [2] https://earlylearningnation.com/2024/05/why-is-child-care-so-expensive-what-we-can-do-about-it/ [3] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/24/03/problem-‘affordable’-child-care [4] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/7865 [5] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/advocacy [6] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/funding [7] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/9240