NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — In Davidson County, there's been a call for public investment to help Nashville's low-income families afford childcare.

According to a white paper released last month from the Nashville Early Education Coalition, 12 childcare centers said they haven't been able to afford covering their operational costs. Many of those facilities serve low-income families, according to the publication — which was produced in partnership with Elevate, Raising Readers Nashville and United Way of Greater Nashville.

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"I never went into this field thinking I would have to advocate for funding," Alyssa Garnett-Arno, the Executive Director of St. Mary Villa, said.

Garnett-Arno said it takes a village to raise a child

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