The State of Childcare in Baltimore : Childcare Access and Its Impact on Families and the Workforce - Stacey Abrams Newsroom https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/ Fri, 22 May 2026 14:44:27 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Baltimore Times RSS Hub The State of Childcare in Baltimore : Childcare Access and Its Impact on Families and the Workforce https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/detail/the-state-of-childcare-in-baltimore-childcare-access-and-its-impact-on-families-and-the-workforce_1777055395 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:33:00 -0500 https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/detail/the-state-of-childcare-in-baltimore-childcare-access-and-its-impact-on-families-and-the-workforce_1777055395 The State of Childcare in Baltimore : Childcare Access and Its Impact on Families and the Workforce

She lived in public housing with her child.She completed her workforce training.She secured a job. And then she couldn’t start working. Not because the job fell through.Not because she lacked motivation.But because once childcare costs were factored in, going to work would have left her with less money than staying home. The math simply didn’t work. This story is not unusual in Baltimore. It is structural. Baltimore does not lack concern about childcare. What it lacks is alignment. Childcare is…]]>