The cost of child care in Utah runs between $400 to more than $1,500 per month. Even with degrees in education and child development, staff often start out making close to minimum wage.
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Even before the pandemic, many in the child care industry say they faced a crisis. Now with more children bringing their COVID-19 related stress to preschool combined with an employee shortage, providers are struggling to meet needs without pricing out parents.
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SALT LAKE CITY Utah families are paying more for child care and also facing long wait lists because of a shortage of space for infants and toddlers, according to state officials, day care providers and parents. They re getting squeezed and I can understand their frustrations, Tracy Gruber, director of the Utah Office of Child Care, said of parents. The rates have gone up pretty significantly.