If Daycare Is So Expensive Why Are Provider's Having to Struggle?

[TomCopeland]

Cost of child care vs. child care wages

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...rty/?tid=sm_fb

I wrote about this report on my website: http://tomcopelandblog.com/state-child-care-workforce

There is a real problem here. States and the federal government want to raise the standards on child care providers by requiring more training, etc. yet little is done to financially support the providers. Many parents can't afford the cost of child care and many providers earn low wages at the same time. Raising quality standards without making child care more affordable for parents and without increasing financial support for providers is doomed.

[renodeb]

I figured out my "hourly rate one day and it was $3.34 an hour. Not even close to minimum wage! Sickening huh? My rates are under the national average (on purpose). Luckily I fall under the having other source of income category.(spouse) All parents see is the money they pay each week. They don't seem to remember all of the over head expense.
Our economy is broken for sure in many ways.
I think wages (not fast food so much) need to come up, at least that would help. I can not believe how much dc centers are charging a week plus a yearly registration fee where I live. A lot of daycares in my area are going to having the parents pack lunch instead of offering it.
I worked at kinder kare in Pennsylvania and the raises there were a joke. Once I got a 10 cent raise I mean really?
I guess there is no easy fix but daycares need to raise the bar for sure!
Deb

[Thriftylady]

I wrote about this report on my website: http://tomcopelandblog.com/state-child-care-workforce

There is a real problem here. States and the federal government want to raise the standards on child care providers by requiring more training, etc. yet little is done to financially support the providers. Many parents can't afford the cost of child care and many providers earn low wages at the same time. Raising quality standards without making child care more affordable for parents and without increasing financial support for providers is doomed.

This is exactly the issue! And it seems to me the more government involvement they get, the higher the prices get for parents, and the lower pay gets for providers.

[e.j.]

This is exactly the issue! And it seems to me the more government involvement they get, the higher the prices get for parents, and the lower pay gets for providers.

There is a real problem here. States and the federal government want to raise the standards on child care providers by requiring more training, etc. yet little is done to financially support the providers. Many parents can't afford the cost of child care and many providers earn low wages at the same time. Raising quality standards without making child care more affordable for parents and without increasing financial support for providers is doomed.

The more training and education the government requires of child care providers, the more money providers are going to want to be paid - and rightfully so. Stepping in and making child care more affordable for parents and increasing financial support for providers will bring higher taxes for all of us because someone has to pay for it. Paying higher taxes in order to receive increased financial support just seems pointless to me.

[lblanke]

I don't know what the teachers at my child's preschool make, but there is no way it is enough for all they do. We have been fortunate to have teachers with 12, 15 & 25 years experience (including over a decade each at our church preschool she attends). We give gift cards at Christmas, send in food gift cards & a handwritten note for teacher appreciation week but how could you ever adequately thank someone who cares for and takes care of your little one?