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More Than 12,000 Coronavirus Cases Have Been Reported at California Child Care Centers
Children play in the backyard of Ana Ballesteros home where she runs a day care in Delano on Feb. 26, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
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Ana Bertha Ballesteros had to close her home child care in Delano for more than two weeks around Thanksgiving when COVID-19 came to her center. A child and their family were exposed and tested positive. Then Ballesteros did too.
She is terrified of it happening again.
“I’m very concerned,” Ballesteros said. “Thank God I made it for those 14 days but if we were to have another exposure what is going to happen with me and my family? It’s our only income.”
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Ordinarily, a newly-formed union would start by negotiating a contract that outlines working conditions. But with the pandemic surging, the first priority for Child Care Providers United is emergency relief for providers. Under normal circumstances . at this stage, we d be having discussions around language to start creating a skeleton of a contract, said union Chair Max Arias. But we re in COVID-19 times. We re in the middle of providers closing at an alarming rate.
Between March and November, 2,030 licensed child care homes in California permanently closed 4,400 temporarily shut their doors.
The union s members care for children through California s subsidy programs for low-income families. Since the pandemic broke out, that care has been extended to some essential workers.
In summary
Child care providers need the state of California, which is responsible for most of our pay and working conditions, to adapt – just like we have.
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By Charlotte Neal, Special to CalMatters
Charlotte Neal has been a family childcare provider for more than 18 years in Sacramento and is a member of Child Care Providers United, CCPU-UDW/AFSCME Local 3930, charlotteccpu@gmail.com.
COVID-19 squeezes families with parents who can’t work from home. Delivery drivers, retail workers and health care professionals need a safe and nurturing place to send their kids during the workday, or they won’t be able to provide for their families.