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About 2.3 million people earn their money by caring for preschoolers, the study commissioned by the Department of Health and Human Services found. That's more people than previously thought, according to the Associated Press.
The study, performed by researchers at the University of Washington and the Center for the Child Care Workforce, involved 7,000 households and focused on people who care for children up to age 5.
"This is a very critical development phase. They soak up learning like sponges," said co-author Richard Brandon, a senior researcher at the university. "We need people appropriately trained to teach them."
The Census Bureau has estimated the size of the child care work force at 1.7 million. But the study was the first to include paid grandparents and other relatives who care for many of the nation's children.
Economist Jared Bernstein, former deputy chief economist at the Department of Labor, noted that the study provides an update on child care at a time when more parents are working.
"Over the past decade, the demand for child care has increased. The study has an urgency now that it didn't have 10 years ago," Bernstein said. "Who's minding the kids is crucial."
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