The problem child care subsidies can’t solve: A shrinking pool of providers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020623_child_care_provider_shortage/the-problem-child-care-subsidies-cant-solve-shrinking-pool-providers/
A federal program critical to helping low-income families pay for child care received a $1.9 billion increase late last year - but if states simply use the funds to provide more families with vouchers or subsidies, there might not be enough providers to serve them.
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@TucsonSentinel great write-up with context on child care here!
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At the height of the pandemic, several childcare providers went out of business in NYC. My daughter and other parents really scrambled to find alternatives. A lot of the women providing childcare found work as private nannies—much better pay and more say about working conditions.
What a mess. The US needs to get serious about childcare.
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Maybe more immigrants would be a good thing?
@TucsonSentinel and we wonder why people are hesitant to have kids.
@TucsonSentinel some wild quotes in here:
“In many states, parents are paying more for child care than for their mortgages or even for in-state college tuition,” said Dan Wuori, senior director of early learning with The Hunt Institute
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"Often, those rates that states pay are much lower than what providers actually charge for families, and this can be a discouraging factor for those providers accepting CCDBG,” Hardy said.