The Business Case for Investing in High Quality Child Care: Wisconsin Focus

by Kids Forward | January 21, 2016

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“Quality child care matters” is the theme in the new report and summaries from the Committee for Economic Development (CED). Besides the overall economic analysis, the report includes Wisconsin-specific key findings and talking points.  A few samples:

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The report, Child Care in State Economies, examines the child care industry’s effect on parents’ participation in the labor force, and provides extensive details regarding the industry’s state economic impact, including: usage rates, the role of public funding, revenues, and business structure.

Info on CED:
CED was founded in 1942 by a group of business leaders and was initially formed to help the U.S. economy transition from a war-time to peace-time economy, playing a key role in the Marshall Plan.

Dave Edie, Early Education Policy Analyst

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