Finding the United Way to Address the Childcare Workforce Crisis
Pearce, Emily
dc.title: Finding the United Way to Address the Childcare Workforce Crisis
dc.description.abstract: This project examines the early childhood education (ECE) workforce crisis in Central Texas, framing it as a systemic market failure with broad economic and social consequences. Despite being essential to workforce participation and child development, the childcare sector is characterized by low wages, high turnover, and insufficient supply—particularly for nontraditional hour (NTH) care. These co