Private Equity in Childcare: A Closer Look at the Numbers The recent controversy surrounding private equity's role in childcare has been escalating for years.
Lawmakers and advocacy groups have warned of potential harm to children and families when private investors take over childcare centers. However, a new study by Jessica Brown and Chris Herbst challenges this narrative.
Brown and Herbst's systematic analysis reveals that the share of private equity in the childcare workforce stopped growing around 2010 and has remained near 10 percent since then.