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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What DC, and soon Maryland want to do is eliminate private day cares and in-home day cares. They want to move all children into pre-K.

What will happen is that daycares will only be allowed to watch infants. However, because you can only watch so many infants. This means daycares will shut down and there will be less availability. You can’t make a living off watching two or three infants.

You don’t need a degree or even an associates degree to watch children. You need training, but you do not need a degree.  A degree reduces the workforce or will increase unlicensed daycares. [/quote]

Not really, DC is already chopping the daycare/childcare salary stipend program they voted to implement a few years ago. They decided they don't want to foot the bill in the latest budget, pending final DC Council vote - so DC is making steps to move away from public financing of daycare salaries.

But they did make it harder for childcare workers by implementing the educational requirement, while simultaneously pulling the salary rug out from under the workers' feet.

Great work, DC Council![/quote]
I just called Mendelsohn’s office to tell them to fully fund the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and HealthCare4ChildCare programs. The woman on the phone had to put me on hold for almost 5 minutes because as she told me they were getting “a lot calls”. Please take 5 minutes today to call and ask the same. 202-724-8032.

And if your council member opposes funding call or email their office as well.[/quote]

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