Nearly Half a Million Families Are Hurt by the Child-Care Labor Shortage

By Camille Furst

(Excerpt)

Stephanie Schmit, director of child care and early education at the Center for Law and Social Policy, said the child-care industry has suffered from a declining number of workers for years, even before the Covid-19 pandemic, amid low wages and poor benefits. She said the pandemic gave more awareness to the issue, highlighting longstanding problems in the industry. 

Read the full article here

Source URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/nearly-half-a-million-families-are-hurt-by-the-child-care-labor-shortage-11646237879