About this episode

Davon Russell discusses the importance of home-based child care for New York families and its role in increasing access to affordable child care.

Many parents know the struggle of finding child care that is affordable, accessible and aligned with work schedules. Even with proposals to expand access towards universal childcare, the system remains complex and uneven, with many families relying on a patchwork of solutions. Davon Russell, President of  WHEDco , discusses why home based child care must be central to efforts to increase access to childcare; a conversation based on his Op-Ed for Crain’s New York . In addition to building award-winning affordable housing, Bronx-based WHEDco provides early childhood and after-school programs, arts and cultural programming, access to healthy food, and small business support. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Davon Russell

Topics covered

• child care
• affordable housing
• early childhood programs
• accessibility
• family support

Keywords

• child care
• affordable
• home-based
• New York
• WHEDco
• Davon Russell
• universal childcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WHEDco, Crain’s New York

Places: New York, Bronx

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