ABSTRACT

The corona virus pandemic pulled back the curtain on rural America’s already fragile childcare system and shed light on the critical role that quality, affordable, accessible childcare plays in the lives of workers and families, as well as in the success of agricultural businesses. This commentary aims to describe how existing childcare problems were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially impacting both the health and economics of farm households and farmworker families. For solutions to be successful, efforts will need to be collaborative, with federal interventions spurred on by childcare stakeholders. Successful collaborations will result in a better childcare system that nurtures children while their parents contribute to our nation’s production of agricultural products.

摘要

日冕病毒大流行使美国农村已经脆弱的育儿系统重新拉开了帷幕，并揭示了优质，负担得起的，易于获得的育儿在工人和家庭的生活以及农业企业的成功中所起的关键作用。该评论旨在描述COVID-19大流行如何加剧现有的育儿问题，并可能影响农场家庭和农场工人家庭的健康和经济状况。为使解决方案取得成功，需要与儿童保管利益相关者共同推动联邦干预的努力。成功的合作将产生一个更好的育儿系统，该系统可以抚养儿童，而他们的父母则为我们国家的农产品生产做出了贡献。