Access to good jobs is a fundamental element to exiting poverty. Early childcare education supports families by helping parents work and getting children off to a good start. Greater availability of full-time childcare and preschool increases the labor force participation of mothers with young children by over 15 percent. High-quality preschool increases the likelihood that a child will enroll in college by over 8 percent. This addresses current and future accessibility to good jobs and keeping families out of poverty. On this episode, we speak with Upjohn Institute Senior Economist, Tim Bartik and Executive Director of Kalamazoo County Ready 4s, Kristyn Buhl-Lepisto on the importance of early childhood education and its impact on skills/workforce development.
Hosts : Kevin Ford and Melody Daacon
Guests: Tim Bartik and Kristyn Buhl-Lepisto
Show Notes:
https://www.kalamazoocity.org/spk
Upjohn Institute
KC Ready 4s
Why childcare is so ridiculously expensive 
Childcare is a business issue
Economists and business leaders agree that stable, high-quality early care and education (ECE) will get Michigan parents back to work and help our children bounce back from the pandemic. 

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