WHY WE CARE ABOUT CHILD CARE; IT'S A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT THAT PAYS DIVIDENDS IN TODAY'S ECONOMY AND TOMORROW'S SOCIETY.(Opinion)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: March 26, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Peggy Liuzzi Child Care Solutions

We all know children who attend child care programs and parents who rely on child care to be at work every day. Child care is part of the fabric of everyday life in our community. When it works well, when parents can find and afford programs they trust, child care is seldom deemed newsworthy. When child care doesn't work well - when programs close or parents can't access the quality of care they want for their children - media coverage is brief and often portrays child care as an individual family choice rather than a community ...

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