{"id":1629,"date":"2021-10-21T20:51:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T20:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/care.wdslab.com\/about\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2022-07-15T20:45:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T20:45:28","slug":"company-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Company Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Care.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Small word. Huge impact.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There are the numbers<\/strong>…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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$340<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

billion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

is spent annually on care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10,000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

people<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

turn 65 every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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80%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

of brain development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

occurs from the ages of zero-four. It’s when quality childcare is absolutely critical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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50%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

of families<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the USA live in a childcare desert.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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There’s the reality<\/strong> we all live with…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Care is a personal matter but a universal concern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Care disproportionately impacts women so access to care promotes gender equity and stimulates economic growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Every single person will need and\/or provide care to someone in their lifetime, probably more than once.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When people have care, they can work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When people work, everyone wins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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And then there’s Care.com…<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Our purpose is to help every family at each stage of care and today, we\u2019re helping millions of families at home and at work across 17+ countries and growing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n