When you think of people who would be natural allies in advocating for the well-being of very young children, who do you think of? Almost certainly you think of other professionals in the early childhood field – child care providers, social workers, pediatricians, child psychologists, etc. But do you ever think about business people or economists? Probably not, and yet economists and members of the business community can be among the most influential and supportive allies the early childhood field is likely to know. This article for The Baby Monitor is dedicated to discussing the positive partnerships that can be made between the business community, economists and early childhood advocates to advance a birth to five policy agenda.
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The Child Care Modernization Act Fails to Deliver Real Solutions to the Child Care Crisis
The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), which provides essential federal child care funding to states, is desperately underfunded and not designed to address the full scope of the child care crisis facing America. The Child Care Modernization Act is not the answer.
