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Ellen Galinsky on the Role of Child Care in the Economy for Employers and Families

March 24, 2021

After a year of unprecedented upheaval in the economy due to the impact of COVID-19, a trail of devastation has been left in its wake on both employers and families.  What does child care have to do with recovery and future prosperity? 

Distinguished researcher and leader in the field of work-life, Ellen Galinsky, currently Chief Science Officer at the Bezos Family Foundation and president of the Families and Work Institute, joins to discuss how child care serves as economic infrastructure and parent work support, in addition to key developmental learning setting for children.