University of Montana study shows the affects of inadequate child-care on all Montanans

• Inadequate child care costs Montana businesses nearly $55M per year.
  

• Better access to child care would save the Montana economy $232M a year.

• 57% of households find affordable child care challenging. 

We recently completed a study sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, that clearly illuminates how Montana’s working parents, and our economy, take a big hit due to a lack of access to reliable child care.

Without adequate child care, every Montanan loses vital economic resources, this impact is even more pronounced now due to the restrictions we face with COVID-19.

Please find attached Press Release and one-page study summary with further details. The full study can be found via our website here.

Feel free to contact us if you’re interested in speaking with our researchers who led this study, we’d be happy to answer questions or provide you with an interview.

Thank you for your time.

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Christina Voyles

Marketing Director

Bureau of Business and Economic Research

University of Montana

(C) 406 333-1548