In 10 days, the U.S. will fall off a “child care cliff” — that’s the day pandemic-era funding for the industry runs out.

Why it matters: The funding amounted to a $24 billion Band-aid patched over an industry that’s long struggled. When the bandage comes off, the state of child care in the U.S. is likely to be even worse than it was before 2020.

  • @Telodzrum
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    61 year ago

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    It’s really demoralizing to see such a low-cost (relatively), but high value policy cast aside so easily