Transition Briefing & Recommendations: Urgently Address the Child Care Crisis and Invest in Equitable Child Care and Early Learning for All

Autor/inn/en	Robbins, Katherine Gallagher; Schmit, Stephanie
Institution	Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Titel	Transition Briefing & Recommendations: Urgently Address the Child Care Crisis and Invest in Equitable Child Care and Early Learning for All
Quelle	(2020), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Child Care; Minority Groups; Poverty; Preschool Teachers; Teacher Salaries; Child Caregivers; Females; Child Care Centers; Preschool Education; Federal Aid; COVID-19; Pandemics; Racial Differences; Employed Parents; Public Policy; Block Grants; Disadvantaged Youth; Access to Education; Specialists; Child Development; Capacity Building; School Closing; Equal Education; Immigrants; Federal Legislation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Ethnische Minderheit; Armut; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Weibliches Geschlecht; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Rassenunterschied; Öffentliche Ordnung; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Kindesentwicklung; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Bundesrecht
Abstract	Our country's existing and long-term child care crisis--inequitable access for communities of color, poverty-level wages for early educators, and unaffordable care for far too many families--has been exacerbated by the terrible, inequitable impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, which has pushed the child care and early learning sector to the brink of collapse. Since February, the industry has lost more than one in every six workers, and since women hold virtually all child care jobs, these losses impact women and their families most of all. More than 100,000 child care programs have closed, and without additional federal support 2 out of 5 providers say they will close permanently, half of whom are providers of color. Permanent child care closures will hurt children, families, and workers--and hold back our nation's economic recovery. This document lays out necessary, urgent actions the Biden-Harris Administration should take to address the child care and early learning crisis to ensure the health and safety of early educators and families during COVID, as well as the survival of the sector. These steps are essential for increasing racial equity, building the 21st century caregiving and education workforce the country needs, and making it possible for parents--especially mothers--to stay in or return to the labor force. The document also outlines actions the Administration can take in the first 100 days--including key personnel requests, visibility opportunities, and investments--to move from stabilization to making the necessary investments and policy changes to create a child care and early learning system that works for all families. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center for Law and Social Policy. 1015 15th Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-906-8000; Fax: 202-842-2885; Web site: http://www.clasp.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01