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Report: Unaffordable child care harms Montana economy

September 28, 2020 /

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Inadequate child care costs Montana businesses nearly $55 million a year in lost worker productivity, according to a new report from the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana.

Better access to child care would save the state’s economy $250 million a year while child care costs disproportionately burden lower-income families, thus perpetuating the cycle of poverty, the study’s authors found.

 

  • DAVID ERICKSON


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