Скачать или смотреть Child Care Relief: Bipartisan Congressional Briefing to Save Child Care

As the COVID-19 health and economic crisis continues to devastate communities across the country, few industries are at such great risk of collapsing as child care. Experts predict the pandemic will result in a permanent loss of nearly 4.5 million child care slots – roughly half of the nation’s child care supply – unless Congress acts soon to stabilize the industry. Dedicated relief through a child care stabilization fund will enable states to provide grants to struggling child care providers to help shore up the market and ensure parents have access to the care that will allow them to return to work.

We hosted a bipartisan web briefing on the nation's child care crisis and hear from parents, providers, and those in the business community about why the child care industry is on the verge of collapse, why additional federal relief is needed to ensure the survival of the industry, and the critical role the child care industry plays in our nation’s economic recovery.

Sarah Rittling - Executive Director, First Five Years Fund
Lucy Recio - Senior Analyst for Policy and Advocacy, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Jennifer Calvert - Calvert's ABC Preschool and Nursery in Aberdeen, Mississippi
Woody Dower - Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Rasheed Malik - Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress
Dr. Elanna Yalow - Chief Academic Officer, KinderCare
Dasja Reed - 2020 Strolling Thunder Family from Lousiana
Robin Phillips – CEO, Child Care Aware of Missouri
Julia Barfield - Senior Manager, Policy & Programs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Scott Hall - Senior Vice President, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Robin Phillips - CEO, Child Care Aware of Missouri