America's child-care crisis rethinking an essential business / Sarah Taylor Vanover.
| Author/creator | Vanover, Sarah Taylor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lewisville, NC : Gryphon House, Inc., [2021] |
| Description | vii, 152 pages ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- The cost of quality -- Achieving a living wage -- The professional perception -- Streams of funding -- The burden on the family -- Child-care deserts -- Impact on the business community -- The link between child care and the public school system -- The human-services impact -- Children with special needs in child care -- A call to action. |
| Abstract | The child-care industry--essential to American families and to the American economy--is at risk of complete 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. 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; Educating parents on quality care and helping them access it. 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020948121 |
| ISBN | 9780876599143 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0876599145 (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |