Parents value and seek quality child care but overestimate the care their child receives, at odds with how experts rate child care in the United States.
The Issue
Early childhood is a critical time for children’s brains and bodies to develop in a healthy way and child care plays an important role in that. Yet, according to a new poll, parents face challenges in accessing quality, affordable child care. Even more troublesome, a gap exists between what parents and experts believe is the quality of child care provided.