Raising the Future: America's child care dilemma

An examination of the nation’s fractured child care system and its impact on women, children, people of color and the economy.

Support provided by

Pritzker Children's Initiative

Nation Jul 16

Garcia reads a book with her three-year-old daughter at ABCD Head Start program in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston
Raising the Future: What history can teach us about child care in the U.S.

There’s a national debate brewing over child care in the U.S. sparked by decades of frustration over access and affordability—issues that have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. To understand where things stand today, we decided to explore the history…