Crisis Conversations: is our childcare system nearing its breaking point?

The coronavirus crisis is upending the way we work, live, connect with one another. THis week, we look at how the coronavirus pandemic is straining an already fragile child care system. The crisis is showing clearly how central child care is to our economy and society. How are parents coping? How are early care educators, providers and care workers surviving? How do we build a better child care system for the future? We’ll hear from care workers, providers, parents and Lillian Mongeau, west coast bureau chief of the Hechinger Report and author of of  "Our Fragile Childcare “System” may be about to shatter.”If you'd like to join next week's taping, please join us here:https://newamerica.zoom.us/webinar/register/4915883531487/WN_bhpzkollT76Mwzj2W6SfDQOn Friday, May 8 at 1 PM ET, we'll have a 30-minute interactive conversation on how single parents are managing in the coronavirus pandemic. One in five children in the United States live with a single mother, and 4 percent live with a single father. And while the number of children living with an unmarried parent has increased from 13 percent in 1968 to 32 percent, most work and care systems are still set up to support two-parent families. How are single-parent families managing the pandemic? And what will they need to thrive once we’re out of the crisis? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.