November 19, 2020
Across the country, child care providers are asking for help. In Colorado statewide closures due to a second wave could lead to permanent closures if relief doesn’t come soon. In California, those providers serving low-income families are on the brink of collapse while others “sound the alarm”.
Child care plays a crucial role in allowing parents to return to work. It is a critical tool in allowing working moms to rejoin the workforce after a mass exodus in the past several months.
| NATIONAL NEWS What leaders must do to keep women in the workforce, according to Ritual founder Katerina Schneider CNBC | 11/18/20 The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the U.S. economy, and women — who are more likely to work in jobs vulnerable to virus risks and also disproportionately shoulder the weight of child care — are especially hard hit. |
| IN THE STATES CALIFORNIA Child Care System for Families in Need on Verge of Collapse, Warn Providers KQED | 11/18/20 Child care providers who care for some of California’s neediest families have been warning for months that the system is going to collapse if they don’t get help soon. In-home providers already operated on razor-thin margins. CALIFORNIA ‘We Are At The Breaking Point:’ California’s Childcare Providers Sound The Alarm CAP Radio | 11/18/20 While many families are still working and learning remotely, thousands of California workers have continued to care for the children of the state’s essential workers. But many say they need more financial support from the state… COLORADO Day care providers fear widespread closures without relief funds to help them rebound KOAA | 11/18/20 Child care industry experts fear we could be on the verge of a crisis as a growing number of day cares across the country and here in Colorado consider closing their doors permanently. COLORADO Special session: child care Colorado Politics | 11/18/20 While child care was not among the needs funded by pandemic relief in the General Assembly’s regular session in June, long-established state and county programs will be tapped during the upcoming special session to provide that assistance. IDAHO Idaho’s child care industry struggles with testing costs and staffing Idaho News 6 | 11/18/20 As little funding is flowing to their programs, the child care industry is struggling. At the same time, the need is larger than ever. Providers are having a hard time accessing testing, which creates challenges for keeping the doors open. INDIANA Organization urges lawmakers to invest in early education The Statehouse File | 11/18/20 Early Education Works, formerly known as All IN 4 Pre-K, says they will continue to urge lawmakers to work towards sustaining funding and strengthening the state’s pre-kindergarten program in the 2021 legislative session. IOWA Child care facilities playing a crucial role KIMT | 11/19/20 Child care centers have provided such a vital service for families, especially for front line and essential workers who are working through this pandemic. And Charlie Brown Preschool… know that it’s crucial to be able to provide this service for families. MASSACHUSETTS COLUMN: Daycare is an essential service in Somerville and statewide Wicked Local | 11/18/20 For the centers that reopened, admission is down across the board, reflecting both parents’ concerns about safety as well as state requirements for reduced group sizes. Staff turnover is higher than ever, and daycares are struggling financially… |
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