Childcare experts say the sector is already facing a crisis, and worry the new school start times will make it even more difficult for families to find care for young children.
Emily Joyce, plays with her daughter Penelope at their home in Eagle River on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
“When this came up, Jamie and I talked about it and the possibility of her having to quit her job or reduce her hours is very real if we can’t find a consistent friend or a relative that can watch the boys,” Walters said.of nearly 1,000 Alaska parents last year, one in four people said they had reduced work hours, quit or changed their job to care for their children over the last four years.
Anchorage had over 300 licensed childcare facilities as recently as 2015, but that figure dipped below 200 last fall, according Stephanie Berglund, the CEO of thread, a nonprofit that works to improve access to childcare. Berglund said overall there are about 10,000 more children in Anchorage that need supervision than there are slots in childcare facilities.
“The childcare sector is not stable,” Hooper said. “There’s been a lot of investment into it, but we continue to need to stabilize. And so I think the important thing here is there’s not one solution that’s going to stabilize the industry, it’s continuous invested time and resources that will stabilize our industry.”included in the state budget this year to boost pay for childcare employees.
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