Child care centers are facing challenges in meeting the demand due to low wages and lack of subsidies. Experts warn that the situation may worsen without government intervention.
Meanwhile, child care centers are struggling to meet demand while their workers are often paid low wages with few benefits, one expert said. Morrissey said child care stabilization grants, part of pandemic-era government stimulus, expired last fall. And the child care cost and supply crunch isn’t likely to get better if the government doesn’t step up to the plate with more subsidies, she said. “It's a failed market,” she said Tuesday.
“And you know, if we were to privatize our K through 12 education system, we'd see something similar. It's just education and care, they don't lend themselves to the private market in the same way (that other businesses do) if you want equitable, high-quality access
Child Care Demand Low Wages Subsidies Challenges Government Intervention
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