Rural, Low-Income Mothers’ Strategies for Meeting Child Care Needs

This research brief from the Rural Families Speak Project provides data on how low-income mothers in rural areas meet childcare needs while trying to maintain stable employment. Currently, the mothers of 2.7 million children are facing such difficult decisions balancing work and family life in rural areas. Researchers found that 24 percent of women were utilizing publicly funded childcare, whereas 38% of mothers were choosing to stay at home to care for their children.