. parents can t pay more. early childhood educators can t make any less. it is going to take significant public funding in order to fix this program. look at rashawna and the career she left. what was the job you quit when your son was born? i was a preschool teacher, and i had that job for 15 years. i loved it. it was great. but i could not afford the cost of child care. a teacher stuck at home needed now more than ever. if you want us to pore into your children, you ve got to give us what we need. now these leaders in the child care industry think build back better may be the last good chance to fix the child care industry for a long time. if the funding doesn t come through, a very serious concern that the industry may just keep imploding, brianna, and many of these problems will only get worse. i m so glad you did this story. so many people are feeling this