Childcare staffing is 'at a critical point' as workers leave the industry and it can't afford to hire them back. A CEO says it's 'beyond a shortage.'
, childcare workers make a median hourly wage of $12.24, much lower than the median hourly wage for all occupations at $20.17.
"Having done early ed for so long and in a couple of different states, it's pretty standard — the low rates of pay, the lack of benefits, the strenuous nature of it," she said."So that's doesn't seem like it's going to change anytime soon and since the pandemic doesn't seem like it's letting up, it's maybe just time to make that change."
The lead toddler teacher, who is also a member of NAEYC, said there needs to be political change and reform because childcare centers themselves, especially small ones, can't afford to pay workers more. , said his early childhood education franchisor is seeing a spike in enrollments. After enrollment dropped from about 90% capacity before the pandemic to 40% once the pandemic hit, he thinks that by the end of October they can"easily" reach 90% again.
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