Can big businesses pay for child care?

While a number of businesses have implemented creative approaches to help their employees find and pay for child care, much more should be done. At this point, only a fraction of businesses address child care problems and business expenditures account for only a small percentage (1%) of total child care spending. However, businesses cannot be expected to offer all the solutions - the private sector is not going to be able to solve this problem alone any more than the federal government can solve it alone. It is going to take all of us, working together in our families, our businesses, our neighborhoods, our houses of worship, and with our elected officials. ... more