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At the root of the problem is a shortage of workers interested in working in child care.

Larson writes, "I sit on the Workforce Development Council and child care is a consistent topic of discussion when it comes to what is holding back our workforce potential. Business and labor agree that we need to do something, and that something needs to be considerable."

Larson writes, "I sit on the Workforce Development Council and child care is a consistent topic of discussion when it comes to what is holding back our workforce potential. Business and labor agree that we need to do something, and that something needs to be considerable."

During the special session the North Dakota AFL-CIO was part of a coalition of organizations  urging the legislature to spend $130 million to improve the quality, quantity and affordability of childcare in North Dakota. I personally testified in front of the Legislature making the case that Governor Burgum’s proposal allocating less than 2% of the federal American Rescue Plan Act fund toward the child care crisis was simply not enough.

Larson writes, "I sit on the Workforce Development Council and child care is a consistent topic of discussion when it comes to what is holding back our workforce potential. Business and labor agree that we need to do something, and that something needs to be considerable."