OUR CHILD CARE SYSTEM ISN’T WORKING.
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Driving Growth: The Economic Value of Child Care in Cleveland & Cuyahoga County
In Cleveland and across Cuyahoga County, parents struggle to balance the need to work with the available child care options. Parents overwhelmingly describe their child care options as unaffordable, low quality, or simply inaccessible. These parents then directly relate these issues to their jobs and the adverse impacts on their productivity, work effort, and careers. Some parents are unable to work at all. From a range of perspectives, the current child care system imposes large economic losses.
OUR CHILD CARE SYSTEM ISN’T WORKING.
FOR NORTHEAST OHIO FAMILIES
78%
of parents say child care is not accessible.
FOR NORTHEAST OHIO EMPLOYERS
50%
higher unemployment rate in Cleveland due to inadequate child care.
FOR NORTHEAST OHIO’S ECONOMY
$646M
lost annually in Cuyahoga County due to inadequate child care.
“Emphatically, families with young children want affordable, accessible child care.”
Cuyahoga County Workforce Funders Group
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Early Matters NEO is a group of partners focused on changing policies to ensure working families have access to affordable, quality child care to support workforce and business growth in Northeast Ohio.
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Authored by Clive R. Belfield, Professor of Economics at Queens College, City University of New York and Principal Economist at the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies in Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
This analysis is the first of its kind for the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, and models the economic impacts of inadequate child care, including lost tax revenue, lower workforce participation, and slower economic growth.
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Press Releases & Media
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A new study by Early Matters NEO says that when parents can’t get quality child care they miss work, leading to families losing income and businesses having lower productivity.
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First described by Dr. Angela Jackson, the Social Determinants of Work framework describes an interconnected web of challenges that workers must navigate daily in order to arrive and thrive at their workplaces. These barriers to economic mobility are collectively called the Social Determinants of Work.
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This employer roadmap is for senior leaders to understand what options are available to address childcare needs for working parents, primarily those working shifts during non-traditional hours. It also includes information about what to expect on the journey and how to put strategies into action for their business.
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While federal tax credits are top of mind for taxpayers, states have their own tax code and can implement tax policies that meet the needs of working parents living in their state. State tax policy can play a powerful role in increasing access to affordable, quality child care. In a scan of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, BPC researched which states offer tax credits in several categories.
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By working collectively, we can unlock the potential of thousands of untapped workers, bolster our economy, and ensure a brighter future for generations.
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Now is the time to transform our child care system to support a Northeast Ohio where every child, parent, child care professional, and employer thrives.