Investing in improving access to childcare can yield significant country-level economic benefits, the report says.Most parents, particularly in low-income communities, struggle to find safe and reliable childcare providers.Children are often left in the care of family members or neighbours, while parents who can afford it hire domestic workers, and others send their children to informal childcare centres. However, these centres are sometimes operated by untrained caregivers, are often poorly maintained, and children are exposed to a variety of health and safety risks.Women particularly face an unenviable choice between leaving their children with poor care or no care; working reduced hours; taking more…