The child care industry is having a tough time returning to pre-pandemic levels. That could be because the average pay is just over $13 per hour.
The child care workforce is severely underpaid and is struggling to rebound to pre-pandemic levels. The average pay in the industry is just over $13 an hour.
And, a lack of workers has huge implications for the economy, as working parents seek employment or return to the office.runs multi-state and international programs for the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at the University of California, Berkeley. She and her team reviewed data specific to people who work in child care for little ones, like Headstart and preschool, and also other programs for school-aged children.
“A ton of programs closed and some folks decided they would be better off doing different kinds of work. Working in child care, it's hard enough as it is. But then when you add a global pandemic on top of that and you're earning basically poverty-level wages, I don't think we should be surprised that we've seen a lot of folks leaving the field for better-paying jobs and easier working conditions elsewhere.
produced and edited this interview for broadcast with Catherine Welch. Locke also adapted it for the web.
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