"Why Child Care Costs More Than College"
More Perfect Union looks at how a small Minnesota town is helping parents.
’s newest video looks at the childcare business model, and how the town of Warren, Minnesota is addressing a seemingly wicked problem.
"Child care costs more than college in the United States. Parents can pay upwards of $20,000 per child per year — but most child care businesses struggle to break even. Now half of all Americans live in child care deserts.
"We went to Minnesota where lawmakers have a plan to fix our broken child care system."
"Child care costs more than college in the United States. Parents can pay upwards of $20,000 per child per year — but most child care businesses struggle to break even. Now half of all Americans live in child care deserts.
"We went to Minnesota where lawmakers have a plan to fix our broken child care system."
Getting childcare costs under control is part of decommodifying survival as a whole. Besides the approach that the town of Warren is taking, how else can communities, states, and nations approach childcare? What role can / should mutual aid play?