It’s rare to find a book that explains a systemic mess without losing you in jargon, and this one does it brilliantly—the section on staffing shortages alone made me rethink everything I assumed about daycare pricing. I’ve already passed my copy to two other parents.
Ruby★★★★★
The way it breaks down the funding and staffing collapse before COVID makes the current crisis finally click for me. It’s sobering but well-structured, and I finished it feeling like I actually understand the root of the problem now.
Victoria M.★★★★★
I've only made it through the first two chapters, but the way it frames child-care as a broken business model rather than just a social problem has completely shifted how I think about the industry. Even the footnotes alone feel worth the price for anyone working in early education.