Childcare, an Important Step on the Road to Recovery for Women Workers - Policy Brief

On September 15, 2021, the Campaign for Quality Child Care for all Workers (India) organized a webinar to highlight the critical importance of childcare for the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and for enabling women workers to re-enter the workforce. This note presents the evidence on childcare and what it enables, the consequences of lack of childcare, and recommendations on the action that needs to be taken to improve and strengthen childcare provision in India. The focus is primarily on childcare for low-income women workers in the informal economy.