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America's Child-Care Crisis: Rethinking an Essential Business - Paperback

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The child-care industry - essential to American families and to the American economy - is on the verge of collapse. Before COVID-19 struck, the child-care industry faced funding issues and staffing dilemmas, while families struggled to find - or simply afford - quality child care. The reality is that COVID-19 has only exacerbated the challenges of the already-fragile child-care ecosystem.



Child-care is a system that is too critical to fail - we cannot survive without it. Together, we can reimagine the child-care industry for all Americans whose livelihoods depend on it.



America's Child-Care Crisis takes a hard look at the current state of the industry and explores how to save this critical service by:
  • Identifying the systemic changes needed
  • Altering public opinion of the field
  • Securing state and federal dollars for the private sector
  • Prioritizing the growth of family child-care homes
  • Educating parents on quality care and helping them access it
  • Obtaining business support
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Customer Reviews (4.3 / 5 · 3 reviews)

Mia ★★★★★

I was genuinely surprised by how readable this is for a policy book—the chapter on the pre-COVID funding and staffing breakdown hits hard, and it's the kind of analysis that makes you rethink the whole system. If you're a parent or work in the field, it's worth the time.

Matthew ★★★★★

I was bracing for a dry academic read, but this paperback actually tackles the pre-COVID funding and staffing mess with real clarity, making a complex crisis feel urgent and understandable. Finished it in two sittings and already recommended it to my sister who runs a daycare.

Emily ★★★☆☆

The book does a solid job laying out the funding problems and staffing shortages, but it feels a bit too much like a news article rather than offering fresh solutions. It's useful if you want a clear overview of the crisis, just didn't grab me the way I hoped.