Child Care Challenges in our Region

Child Care Challenges in our Region

Choosing a person to care for a child is a big decision for any parent. But in the Washington region, that decision is further complicated by sky-high costs, long waiting lists, and a lack of quality caregivers. Join Kojo as we look at how...

Choosing a person to care for a child is a big decision for any parent. But in the Washington region, that decision is further complicated by sky-high costs, long waiting lists, and a lack of quality caregivers. Join Kojo as we look at how families across the income spectrum are affected by these challenges, and what policymakers are doing to ease the child care shortage.

Guests

Beatriz "BB" Otero

Founder and Executive Director, CentroNia; First Vice Chair, Pre-K for All DC

Sara Mead

Senior Research Fellow, Education Policy Program and Workforce and Family Program, New America Foundation

Linda Smith

Executive Director, National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)

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