Daycares have to have a certain number of staff members in each classroom. Parents already pay exorbitant prices for the services, so daycares cannot afford to pay their staff more than $10 to $15 per hour.
Registering for summer camp is an increasingly complicated and expensive puzzle for working parents. Education expert Elliot Haspel argues that summer camp needs to be part of the national child care conversation.
It’s time to stop treating childcare like a bespoke gym membership and recognize it for the public good it is, say advocates. Here, several solutions to fix a sector in crisis.