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title: "One key to getting women back to work post-pandemic: Childcare"
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# [One key to getting women back to work post-pandemic: Childcare](https://info.childcareaware.org/media/one-key-to-getting-women-back-to-work-post-pandemic-childcare)

 Written by [CCAoA](https://info.childcareaware.org/media/author/ccaoa) | May 6, 2021 11:38:16 PM

Reuters

The number of licensed childcare providers was 13% lower in December than it was a year earlier, according to the most recent figures available from Child Care Aware of America, a national organization that advocates for broader access to quality childcare.

"Once parents start going back to work, particularly mothers who are going to be re-entering the workforce, will there be enough supply of care to meet the needs of families?" said Mario Cardona, chief of policy and practice for Child Care Aware of America.

[Read the full article](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-childcare-insi-idUSKBN2CN135).

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