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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Say goodbye to decent, safe, professional daycare.

This will be a big boon to dangerous, unregulated at-home providers.

I predict nannies will getting a LOT more popular [/quote]

I'd think the opposite would be true. A lot of families now use unregulated at home providers because they can't afford more formal care. Having easier to access subsidies will help those families access licensed care. Why do you think otherwise?[/quote]

Are there a lot of licensed care providers with openings? My impression was that most providers had more than enough demand even without the subsidy. Obviously the high cost of care is a huge issue for a lot of families, but there is also a lack of providers that isn't going to be addressed by this subsidy.[/quote]

[b]If there is a demand, more will open[/b][/quote]

There is already a huge demand. More providers are not opening because it is extremely expensive to care for infants and toddlers, where the ratio is 1:4. The cost used to be made up by caring for preschoolers, but now those children go to the public schools. The subsidy rate paid to providers does not cover the cost of child care. Or I should say it does not cover the cost of [i]quality[/i] child care. I am a provider and several providers I know are considering closing because it is so difficult to make a profit.[/quote]

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