"I've totally washed away the dream of having one more child."
"I had never intended to be a stay-at-home-parent, but the cost of child care turned me into one."
"We had to pull our toddler out of his program because we couldn't afford to have two kids in high-quality care."
These are not the voices of those down on their luck, but the voices of America's middle class. The lack of affordable, available, high-quality childcare is a boulder on the backs of all but the most affluent. Millions of hard-working families are left gasping for air while the next generation misses out on a strong start.
To date, we've been fighting this five-alarm fire with the policy equivalent of beach toy water buckets. It's time for a bold investment in America's families and America's future. There's only one viable solution: Childcare should be free.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781684334278
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Publication Date: 11-14-2019
Pages: 172
Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.37(d)
About the Author
Elliot Haspel is an early childhood and K-12 education policy expert. He holds an M.Ed. in Education Policy & Management from Harvard's Graduate School of Education. His work has been featured on mediums including the Washington Post, Romper, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and The New Republic. Elliot lives in Richmond, VA with his wife and two spirited young daughters.