--- title: Fixing Child Care in America description: Childcare and eldercare labor shortages are pushing up prices and disrupting work for millions, signaling a deepening national care crisis. image: https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hubfs/Fix%20Child%20Care.png --- [![Child Care Aware of Missouri Logo](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Child%20Care%20Aware%20Logo%20(1).png?width=666&height=414&name=Child%20Care%20Aware%20Logo%20(1).png "Child Care Aware of Missouri Logo")](http://www.mochildcareaware.org) Open main menu Close main menu - [Partner Publication Home](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication) - [Parents & Families](https://mochildcareaware.org/parents-families/) - [Child Care Educators](https://mochildcareaware.org/child-care-educators/) - [About Us](https://mochildcareaware.org/about/) - [Contact](https://mochildcareaware.org/contact/) [News & Updates](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/child-care-keeps-missouri-working/tag/news-updates) # Fixing Child Care in America [Child Care Aware® of Missouri](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/child-care-keeps-missouri-working/author/child-care-aware-of-missouri) [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/child-care-keeps-missouri-working/fixing-child-care-in-america) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/child-care-keeps-missouri-working/fixing-child-care-in-america) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/child-care-keeps-missouri-working/fixing-child-care-in-america) ![](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hubfs/Fix%20Child%20Care.png) Excerpt from: ### Fixing Child Care in America By Jill Anderson, Harvard Graduate School of Education, October 17, 2024 "Raising A Nation: 10 Reasons Every American Has a Stake in Child Care for All" by Elliot Haspel is a compelling call to action that reframes child care not as a private family issue, but as a national imperative. Haspel, a leading voice in early childhood policy, argues that the United States is facing a child care crisis that affects every American—regardless of whether they have children—because of its deep ties to economic stability, gender equity, and societal well-being. The book outlines ten core reasons why universal child care should be a shared national priority. These include its impact on workforce participation (especially for women), child development, economic productivity, and even national security. Haspel draws on historical context, such as the failure of the Comprehensive Child Development Act in the 1970s, to show how political missteps and cultural attitudes have prevented the U.S. from treating child care as a public good—akin to public education or infrastructure. One of the book’s central arguments is that child care should be seen as a right, not a privilege. Do you want to know more? 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