ajkandy, 24 days ago

@adambkaplan @mekkaokereke In Quebec, subsidized (and regulated) daycares helped increase labor participation, particularly among single parents, and it lifted a lot of families out of poverty. This, in addition to a year of parental leave that can also be split between parents.

The program has flaws re: the early childhood education aspect, but did what it was supposed to do.

There’s a proposal from CAP to create a different US version based on tax credits. https://www.vox.com/2015/9/8/9262901/high-quality-child-care-tax-credit