So do working families. Communities across the country must work to provide all of our families with safe, affordable, good quality child care that is available in a wide variety of settings. It is for these reasons that working families demand action on child care now. Ensuring that child care is a learning environment that contributes to early childhood education and prepares children for school. Initiating a range of options to increase both child care teacher pay and training.
More mothers are in the workforce than ever before.
More parents than ever are trying to raise their children alone. As a result, child care has moved from an exclusively private and family matter to one of critical national concern. New brain research has shown that the quality of care very young children receive plays a vital role in their development and eventual success in school. Our national priority must be to help build strong American families and a strong economy through increased investments in child care and early childhood development choices. Real Audio Player can be downloaded for free here .