Child Care Centers Often Don't Hire The Most Qualified Teachers, Study Shows

NPR | By Shankar Vedantam

Published June 28, 2017 at 5:04 AM EDT

New study shows child care centers don't necessarily hire the most qualified teachers.

Shankar Vedantam

Shankar Vedantam is the host and creator of Hidden Brain. The Hidden Brain podcast receives more than three million downloads per week. The Hidden Brain radio show is distributed by NPR and featured on nearly 400 public radio stations around the United States.

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