"Rossignol said she has lost 24 staff members since the pandemic started. Nearly all told her they quit because they can make more money elsewhere. She pays $12.15 to $14 an hour, depending on experience. Among her former employees...
...two are working as bank tellers now, one went to a trucking company. Many became nannies. Her best toddler teacher now works across the street at a paint store."
Also, if anyone thought the start of the school year would lessen the staffing crunch:
"Veteran child-care workers are quitting. One day care worker interviewed for this article quit in the past week. Several others indicated they are contemplating exiting soon...
"Veteran child-care workers are quitting. One day care worker interviewed for this article quit in the past week. Several others indicated they are contemplating exiting soon...
... More than 10,000 workers have left the industry since June, Labor Department data show."
The only solution is permanent public funding that enables competitive compensation. The stakes of the reconciliation bill could hardly be higher.
#SolveChildCare
The only solution is permanent public funding that enables competitive compensation. The stakes of the reconciliation bill could hardly be higher.
#SolveChildCare
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