The first step to solving the child care crisis is understanding

As one of the most critical services Americans depend on approached collapse during the pandemic, the child care industry finally began getting much-deserved attention. The system in the United

States was severely flawed prior to the pandemic, with affordability and access challenges causing women to leave the workforce, fewer professionals entering the field and skyrocketing costs for families. The warp-speed worsening of these challenges over the last several years has left families everywhere with few options.

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