The Pandemic’s Child Care Problem

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Originally Appeared on WBUR
By: Dorey Scheimer and Meghna Chakrabarti

May 20, 2020

Mimicked by her son Daniel (C), Paulina Mansz, a group fitness instructor, records a workout session for her clients while her other son Javier plays, as she continues to instruct from home in Arlington, Virginia on April 30, 2020. (Photo by ANDREW …

Mimicked by her son Daniel (C), Paulina Mansz, a group fitness instructor, records a workout session for her clients while her other son Javier plays, as she continues to instruct from home in Arlington, Virginia on April 30, 2020. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Parents are expected to get back to work — and they want to — but how can they do it without the child care they rely on? Can an economy fully recover without robust child care?

Guests:

Lauren Kennedy, co-founder of Neighborhood Villages, a nonprofit group advocating for child care policy reform. Former director of health policy at the National Partnership for Women and Families. (@laurenkennedyMA)

Sara O'Brien, owner of Happy Place Family Child Care.

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