Excerpt: In normal times, child care is the backbone of our nation’s economy; without it, millions of parents cannot go to work or attend school, and our economy would suffer. But these are not normal times and the spread of COVID-19 threatens our child care system on multiple fronts. Unfortunately, this crisis will very likely cause thousands of child care providers across Maryland to close forever, leaving scores of parents without child care when the economic recovery begins.
Read the full article here: https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0408-childcare-coronavirus-20200407-p5vnxem4izb3rgocoscoi5jmua-story.html