
Kentucky’s childcare sector could be in trouble. That’s according to a new report being released by the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Three years of the coronavirus pandemic has also made childcare more difficult to access in the Bluegrass State.
Ben Gies is the author of the report “A Fragile Ecosystem: COVID-19’s impact on Kentucky’s Childcare Sector.” In an interview on WEKU’s Eastern Standard, Gies said there is more to blame for the state of childcare in Kentucky than the pandemic.