Not Mere Child's Play: Unpacking the Economics of Early Childhood Education and Care. The Wisconsin Taxpayer

Institution	Wisconsin Policy Forum
Titel	Not Mere Child's Play: Unpacking the Economics of Early Childhood Education and Care. The Wisconsin Taxpayer
Quelle	(2023), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Child Care; Child Care Centers; Wages; Early Childhood Teachers; COVID-19; Pandemics; Family (Sociological Unit); State Aid; Tuition; Economics; Educational Legislation; Poverty; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Wage; Löhne; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Familie; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Armut
Abstract	Early childhood education and care is critical to Wisconsin's families and businesses, offering a safe place for children to grow and learn during formative years while parents and other guardians participate in the workforce. Despite its importance, child care can be prohibitively expensive for some Wisconsin families, and the industry operates on easily eroded margins and relies on low-paid labor. This brief shows how all three sets of stakeholders within the child care system--families, employees, and operators--can be struggling at the same time. An understanding of this mutual challenge is essential to analyzing potential policy solutions and is a safeguard against proposals that, in seeking to address challenges for one group, might exacerbate difficulties for others. To illustrate these challenges, this brief examines the costs of child care provided in a licensed group center setting in Milwaukee County. [Additional financial support was provided by Mary Kellner.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Wisconsin Policy Forum. 633 West Wisconsin Avenue Suite 406, Milwaukee, WI 53203. Tel: 414-276-8240. Web site: https://wispolicyforum.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01