From closures to staffing shortages, childcare services have been hit hard by the pandemic.
Through the American Rescue Plan, Congress approved $39 billion for childcare providers but many experts say that isn’t enough to address this ongoing crisis.
Some parents like Gina Forbes are calling on Congress to provide long-term federal investments into affordable childcare.She’s also the mother of a young child. “It’s a constant and persistent stress on my family to figure out how to afford high-quality childcare,” said Gina Forbes, early childhood educator and parent
Forbes said her family got some relief from the enhanced child tax credits, but Congress didn’t renew that funding this year.Experts say many of these workers are women, particularly minority women, and they aren’t making livable wages, so some are leaving the industry for other jobs.Forbes said she often must choose between work and childcare.
“Can I continue to teach in a field that needs me desperately? We need every educator to show up to work and be there for other families yet I don’t know if I’m going to be able to pay my care provider this week or next week,” said Forbes.also shows the enhanced child tax credit helped nearly seven million families cover childcare last year.
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