LAUSD Offering Child Care Subsidy For Staff As Schools Reopen
Updated
Published
April 6, 2021 6:00 AM
Assistant teacher Jessica helps a student wash up at Young Horizons child development center. (Chava Sanchez/LAist)
Parents employed full-time by the Los Angeles Unified School District who have young children will get a $500 a month subsidy to help pay for child care.
The district announced the program a week before some elementary schools and early education centers are scheduled to reopen.
(Questions about the district’s reopening plan? We’ve got you covered here.)
“It’s been a very long year since COVID-19 led to the closure of schools, and many of our employees have had to juggle their responsibilities at work with the need to take care of their own families, including young children,” Superintendent Austin Beutner said in a press release. “The support for childcare is another step we’re taking to help our employees so they can keep doing all they can
Updated
Published
April 6, 2021 6:00 AM
Assistant teacher Jessica helps a student wash up at Young Horizons child development center. (Chava Sanchez/LAist)
Parents employed full-time by the Los Angeles Unified School District who have young children will get a $500 a month subsidy to help pay for child care.
The district announced the program a week before some elementary schools and early education centers are scheduled to reopen.
(Questions about the district’s reopening plan? We’ve got you covered here.)
“It’s been a very long year since COVID-19 led to the closure of schools, and many of our employees have had to juggle their responsibilities at work with the need to take care of their own families, including young children,” Superintendent Austin Beutner said in a press release. “The support for childcare is another step we’re taking to help our employees so they can keep doing all they can to serve the needs of students and their families.”