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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1972
Page
7
Mary Costello surveys a national push for expanded child care amid welfare reform, noting opposition over cost and family impact. She details a 2.95 billion Senate bill, current facility shortages, and broad support from labor and advocacy groups. The piece cites rising female work rates since 1950 and discusses potential federal cost implications.
The study estimates that free day care for children from low and moderate income families could total 12 to 25 billion dollars annually by 1977 while federal spending on current programs remains under 2 billion. Debates continue on value or risk of group care, optimal service type, and whether government should fund care for all or only the poor as working mothers and child demand rise.
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