NH Business Review
As more parents return to the workplace, waiting lists grow
June 14, 2021
Two children enjoy the swings at a Merrimack Valley Day Care facility. (Courtesy photo)
Staff shortages are hamstringing childcare businesses just as their services are in high demand as the pandemic wanes, the tourist season takes off, bosses pressure workers to return to the office and the state cuts supplemental federal benefits to force the unemployed back to work.
Child care is viewed as essential in fostering a plentiful workforce, but there haven’t been enough employees for the notoriously underpaid industry.
“We are the workforce behind the workforce,” said Marianne Barter, executive director of Merrimack Valley Day Care Services.
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In its final meeting, the state's reopening task force voted on a "best practices" document that businesses can follow once the governor's Safer at Home order expires next month.
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Program hopes to separate children from the pandemic Share Updated: 6:23 PM EDT Apr 14, 2021
Program hopes to separate children from the pandemic Share Updated: 6:23 PM EDT Apr 14, 2021
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Show Transcript EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. WMUR’S ANDY HERSHBERGER EXPLAINS HOW IT WILL WORK. IT’S A 3 MILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP KIDS WHO MAY BE SUFFERING THE MOST THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. IT’S CALLED REKINDLING CURIOSITY AND WILL PROVIDE SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THESE PROGRAMS IN THE PAST ENGAGE IN SOME SUMMER TIME ACTIVITIES THAT REALLY JUST REFRESHES THEM. ALLOWS THEM TO GET OUT AND MOV ABOUT. CONNECT WITH PEERS. ENGAGE I ENRICHING TYPES OF ACTIVITIES SO THAT WHEN SEPTEMBER COMES THESE KIDS ARE REFRESHED AND READY TO START THEIR LEARNING AGAIN. FRANK EDELBLUT SAYS THEY ARE TARGETING YOUNG P
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Task force suggests increasing group sizes for afterschool programs Share Updated: 6:43 PM EDT Apr 9, 2021
Task force suggests increasing group sizes for afterschool programs Share Updated: 6:43 PM EDT Apr 9, 2021
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