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title: Child Care is Essential for Economic Recovery
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# [Child Care is Essential for Economic Recovery](https://info.childcareaware.org/media/child-care-is-essential-for-economic-recovery)

 Written by [Lynette Fraga, Ph.D.](https://info.childcareaware.org/media/author/lynette-fraga-ph-d) | Dec 26, 2020 12:51:00 AM

**Giving Compass**

By Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D.

When COVID-19 was layered onto the already fragile child care system, it shattered. Many providers remain closed or are in danger of closing, parents are struggling to find child care arrangements that will allow them to work productively, and without a reliable, steady workforce, our country will not recover economically from the pandemic-related shutdown. 

[Read the full article](https://givingcompass.org/article/child-care-is-essential-for-economic-recovery/).

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