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The U.S. Has No Early Childhood Infrastructure. Libraries Are Picking Up the Slack
Public libraries are one of the only American public institutions actively planning for very young kids.
In Quebec, Child Care Is Infrastructure
As U.S. policymakers consider ideas to improve child care affordability, a new report shows how Quebec’s universal subsidized system enabled it to weather the pandemic.
When Child Welfare Cases Police Women in Their Homes
Decreased child abuse allegations during coronavirus have alarmed many. But for some low-income parents of color, the change comes as a relief.
The Last Daycares Standing
In places where most child cares and schools have closed, in-home family daycares that remain open aren’t seeing the demand — or the support — they expected.
How Universal Pre-K Drives Up Families’ Infant-Care Costs
An unintended consequence of free school programs for three- and four-year-olds is a reduction in the supply of affordable child care for kids younger than two.
How U.S. Child Care Is Segregated: a Brooklyn Story
At a daycare in a gentrifying Brooklyn area, is the entrance of racially diverse, middle-class families income integration, or more akin to colonization?