Dec 13, 2023

The child care industry is rebounding — and at risk

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The child care sector has recovered nearly all of the jobs it lost when the pandemic hit. But trouble could lie ahead.

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As the child care industry rebounds, it might also be at risk

by Mitchell Hartman

Dec 13, 2023

The end of billions in pandemic federal support for child care centers nationwide could worsen a shortage of workers and care.

“The number of payroll employees fully recovered in June of last year," said Julia Pollak of ZipRecruiter "Seventeen months later, employment in the child care industry still has not fully recovered.”

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