Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll look at why some apartment buildings are replacing amenity spaces like common rooms with child care centers.

There’s an emerging alliance between real estate, one of New York City’s most powerful industries, and child care, one of its most beleaguered sectors. Why? There’s a shortage of preschool programs in New York City, and real estate developers have discovered that providing day care in their buildings can be good for business. I asked…