The Critical Link between Child Care and Economic Development

<p>COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the child care industry. Rob Grunewald, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis and Brittany Birken, a principal adviser in the community and economic development group at the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, join with CED’s Cindy Cisneros, Vice President of Education Programs, and Grace Reef, Senior Early Learning Consultant, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the child care industry and why access to child care matters for economic recovery.</p> <p>Guests: <a href= "https://www.minneapolisfed.org/people/rob-grunewald#:~:text=Rob%20Grunewald%20is%20an%20economist,development%20and%20regional%20economic%20issues.&text=He%20is%20also%20a%20past%20president%20of%20the%20Minnesota%20Economic%20Association." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rob Grunewald</a> and <a href= "https://www.frbatlanta.org/community-development/about-us/staff/birken-brittany" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brittany Birken</a>.</p> <p>Resources:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2020/financial-assistance-for-child-care-providers-key-considerations-during-covid-19"> Financial assistance for child care providers: Key considerations during COVID-19</a>—A framework for child care policy choices in light of the coronavirus pandemic (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Rob Grunewald, Ben Horowitz, and Ryan Nunn, September 2020)</p> <p><a href= "https://www.frbatlanta.org/-/media/documents/community-development/publications/special/200826-childcare-funding-and-policy-considerations-in-response-to-covid-19/childcare-funding-and-policy-considerations-in-response-to-covid-19.pdf"> Briefing on Childcare Funding and Policy Considerations in Response to COVID-19</a> (Federal Reserve System, Community and Economic Development Childcare Work Group, August 2020)</p> <p><a href= "https://www.frbatlanta.org/community-development/publications/partners-update/2020/covid-19-publications/200604-dollars-and-sense-affordability-of-childcare.aspx"> Dollars and Sense: Affordability of