Innovative program aims to increase child care options and pull women into the workforce
It can be challenging to locate high-quality, easily accessible, and reasonably priced early child care across the nation.
By increasing the number of at-home day care centers, a developing program in Alabama hopes to alleviate that issue. Its developer believes this will provide harried parents more options for care while simultaneously boosting the workforce.
According to Holly Glasgow, director of child development at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama has a sizable workforce and a sizable workforce demand. We also know that one of the things that frequently presents a barrier is child care.
Glasgow is spearheading 3by3, a Shelton State initiative that seeks to increase the number of in-home day care facilities available to nearby families.
Glasgow estimates that th...