Can we fix America's child care crisis? States implement solutions to avert disaster
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has authorized more than $50 billion in temporary emergency funding for states to assist struggling child care facilities. But according to a survey done by The National Association for the Education of Young Children over the summer, half of those surveyed said they would have closed without public assistance.
On the west side of Chicago, the well-established Carole Robertson Center for Learning is struggling, despite a footprint in dozens of communities and a $40 million budget.
"We have a robust waitlist, it's about 100 families. But we can't yet open this classroom because we have to hire three qualified teachers," Bela Moté, CEO of the Carole Robertson Center for Learning, told CBS News' Jan Crawford.
