Jan 20, 2024
Child care deserts in rural SC make it harder for families, children to succeed
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South Carolina’s insufficient supply of affordable, quality child care leaves rural parents with few options, making it harder for rural communities to thrive, experts say. Data collected before the pandemic shows that 42 percent of South Carolinians live in child care deserts — areas that have no child care providers or where there are more than three children in the community for every available licensed care slot.
Dec 1, 2023
Lack of affordable childcare costs SC $1.4 billion. 'Without childcare, parents can’t work.'
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In South Carolina, the lack of reliable childcare for working parents costs the state $1.4 billion in annual costs.
Nov 28, 2023
S.C. lawmakers look to lift economy by easing child-care woes
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The lack of affordable, accessible and quality child care costs the state up to $1.4 billion a year, according to a report released Thursday from the nonprofit Council for a Strong America. It came as a new legislative committee focused on child care in South Carolina met for the first time Thursday in Columbia. Lawmakers say one of their primary concerns is how child-care problems affect South Carolina’s workforce.
Nov 15, 2023
The Business Case for Child Care Is the Community Case for Child Care
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Employers are increasingly recognizing that child care support is vital to not only help businesses survive but also to help communities thrive.
Oct 6, 2023
Is employer-provided childcare the right fit for South Carolina?
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Providing employees with space or subsidies for childcare programs solves a few key problems working parents often face. But as the idea catches on in South Carolina, what else should employers be thinking about?
Sep 27, 2023
America’s child care problem is about to get a lot worse. Here’s why
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Nationwide, more than 70,000 child care programs are projected to close, and about 3.2 million children could lose their spots due to the end of the child care stabilization grant program on September 30, according to an analysis by The Century Foundation.