Childcare
Lack of high quality, affordable, accessible childcare keeps Middle Tennessee workers out of the labor force or struggling to keep their job and care for their family, yet very few employers offer childcare benefits. Meanwhile, the childcare industry faced significant challenges before COVID and with COVID closures, reduced hours and class sizes, more families have been left without childcare. Improvements must be made in establishing high standards for childcare, rebuilding the pool of high-quality teachers, and creating more childcare slots while making them affordable.
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Childcare
