As I continued to scan the NACCRRA website this week, I was
impressed to see that they have a section where they provide links to media
sources such as newspapers and magazines that have current articles related to
child care. This week they posted a link to the Startribune.com on the subject
of overcrowded child cares and the problems it causes. They also have links to several
states with informational facts about child care needs for that state. A fact that caught my attention is that in
Indiana they list that only 2% of the child care that is requested from
residents is for nontraditional daycare hours. I am researching further to see what they
define nontraditional child care hours as. In my community there is a high
demand for day care providers that have 2nd and 3rd shift
openings. I would have thought that they
percentage would have been higher for the state. Overall this week I have
utilized several of the resources that the website makes available. I encourage
everyone to check out the website to see if it can be beneficial to you also.
NACCRRA’s agenda that is posted on their website seems to have children’s best interest at hand. They are pushing for more accountability
for child care providers in order to ensure children are receiving quality care.
Some things mentioned were background checks for all providers, more frequent inspections
for providers that receive government subsidies, and higher income limits for
families so they are able to get help in paying for quality child care. They want a child's environment to be safe and a place where they have security while they spend so many hours away from their parents.
Reference: http://www.naccrra.org/
Hi Nicole,
ReplyDeleteI was interested in your mention of non-traditional daycare hours. At the preschool/daycare that I work I have gotten calls to see if we are open on the weekends or past 6pm or before 7am. I know that people can have crazy work hours such as nurses, agricultural workers and those who work in the hospitality industry. I know that near the San Francisco Airport there are some centers that are open 24/7 to help meet the needs of those in the airline industry. I can not imagine doing the scheduling for that center. The important thing is that they are providing an important service for their community.
Nicole,
ReplyDeleteThis is highly informative and an encouraging site. The information is very useful and I will check them out. Caring for infants and preschoolers in effective day care centers is a priority for parents especially those who work longer hours and need to be sure of the care their children are getting.Government should also supervise centers that they fund or subsidize.
Thanks for the resource! I looked up Arizona and see that 99% of the requests are for full time care and that the average cost of that care annually is over $7,000. It makes it even more frustrating that over 100,000 of our families that need this care are living in poverty so they likely cannot afford quality care unless they are able to get funding.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very informative site - thank you for sharing.
This is a great resource thank you for sharing. It is interesting to see the different demands for child care. This would be a helpful resource for someone opeing a center.
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