Thread by @AtifRMian

Is child care infrastructure?

The answer matters, because spending that is "infrastructure" should be seen as an "investment", i.e. spending that expands the overall size of the economy in the future -

and hence infrastructure spending should be prioritized

So is child care infrastructure?

We live in a knowledge based economy where required skills are constantly changing - prolonged periods away from one's profession naturally lowers their productive capacity

So making it easier for people, esp women, to stay connected to their profession helps us all - we will not lose valuable talent

The other side of child care is the child of course

There's an entire science on early childhood development, and how best to nurture talents of our children from the very early age

A smartly designed child care system helps us all to achieve more of our natural potentials

So of course child care *is* infrastructure ... it's almost a silly debate

The focus should all be on how to make child care most efficient and nurturing