Across the country, high-quality, accessible and affordable early child care can be difficult to find. “But what we could do instead was really focus on family child care homes. They give us the opportunity to add child care in a family setting,” she added. According to the Census Bureau, 35% of parents with children under age 5 have no formal child care arrangements. Lynnette Washington, a member of the inaugural 3by3 program cohort, plays with children at her Mama B’s Rising Stars daycare.

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Persons: ”, Holly Glasgow, “, B’s, Angie Williams, Steve Barnett, ” Barnett, ” Glasgow, we’ll Organizations: Shelton State Community College, NBC, Census, Glasgow, National Institute for Early Education Research Locations: Alabama, Tuscaloosa, “, Glasgow, Shelton State, Tuscaloosa County, Washington, Lynnette Washington, ” Glasgow