{"id":77602,"date":"2026-02-25T15:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?p=77602"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:20:55","slug":"boston-globe-research-from-bussws-institute-for-equity-in-child-opportunity-healthy-development-on-the-child-care-affordability-crisis-in-mass-is-featured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/boston-globe-research-from-bussws-institute-for-equity-in-child-opportunity-healthy-development-on-the-child-care-affordability-crisis-in-mass-is-featured\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Globe: Research from BUSSW\u2019s Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity &#038; Healthy Development on the Child Care Affordability Crisis in Mass. is Featured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Boston Globe\u00a0article examines\u00a0the growing\u00a0child care\u00a0affordability crisis across the Commonwealth,\u00a0highlighting\u00a0research from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research\/centers\/iecohd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity &amp; Healthy Development<\/a>\u00a0(IECOHD)\u00a0at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Massachusetts,\u00a0child care\u00a0costs are out of reach for most working parents,\u201d\u00a0the Globe spotlighted findings from BUSSW researchers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/pamela-joshi\/\">Pamela Joshi<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/abigail-n-walters\/\">Abigail Walters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Their analysis found that\u00a074% of full-time, year-round working parents in Massachusetts cannot afford center-based\u00a0child care, based on the federal benchmark that care should cost no more than 7% of family income. The burden is even greater for Black and Hispanic parents, who face disproportionately high unaffordable costs.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers also underscored the need for stronger public investment. While subsidies and Head Start programs make care affordable for some families, many eligible children\u00a0remain\u00a0on waiting lists.<\/p>\n<p>The coverage highlights\u00a0the IECOHD\u2019s\u00a0leadership in equity-centered research that informs policy and advances\u00a0opportunities\u00a0for children and families across Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/02\/20\/lifestyle\/massachusetts-child-care-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">Read\u00a0the full article<\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research\/centers\/iecohd\/\" class=\"cta-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity &amp; Healthy Development<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research from BUSSW\u2019s IECOHD \u2014 featured in The Boston Globe \u2014 finds that 74% of full-time working parents cannot afford center-based child care under the federal affordability benchmark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25622,"featured_media":77603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7513,8388,7440,4057],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77602"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25622"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77602"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81423,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77602\/revisions\/81423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}