There are millions of people who need childcare and can pay for it. But there never seems to be enough of it, says CNN's Noelle King. "In the absence of action from either Congress or state legislatures, we are in serious peril," she says. The answer depends on your perspective on what childcare even is, King adds.
The US has a child care crisis. But New Mexico just figured out a way to fix it (hint: they’re paying for it).
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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