Thank you to the Mayor for putting the focus on where it should be - hiring more childcare workers.

Urban Sprouts' classrooms are filled with plants and string lights and student art. Soothing videos – of kids dancing and birds chirping and rain falling – are projected on the walls, the overhead lights dimmed. Every day, children enjoy farm-to-table, home-cooked meals in a café-style dining area.

Two of the rooms are dark and empty. Despite concerted efforts, Urban Sprouts has failed to fill the positions needed to staff its infant classrooms.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/education/2022/06/09/pandemic-babies-now-toddlers-delayed-development-heres-why/9660318002/

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Anonymous wrote:Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

I don't think you are the demographic these services are intended for.

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Sit down, office worker.

The vast majority of employed women work in offices.

Not really, though. Biggest types of jobs are teachers and health care.

Over 70% of office workers are women.

Which is different than saying "the vast majority of employed women work in office."

The denominators are different, if you are missing that.

I think it's like half of office workers are women.

And yet, the vast majority of women work in office roles.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/data/occupations/most-common-occupations-women-labor-force

Pretty sure that's not what that table shows.

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Anonymous wrote:Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

I don't think you are the demographic these services are intended for.

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Sit down, office worker.

The vast majority of employed women work in offices.

Not really, though. Biggest types of jobs are teachers and health care.

Over 70% of office workers are women.

Which is different than saying "the vast majority of employed women work in office."

The denominators are different, if you are missing that.

I think it's like half of office workers are women.

And yet, the vast majority of women work in office roles.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/data/occupations/most-common-occupations-women-labor-force

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Anonymous wrote:Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

I don't think you are the demographic these services are intended for.

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Sit down, office worker.

The vast majority of employed women work in offices.

Not really, though. Biggest types of jobs are teachers and health care.

Over 70% of office workers are women.

Which is different than saying "the vast majority of employed women work in office."

The denominators are different, if you are missing that.

I think it's like half of office workers are women.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

I don't think you are the demographic these services are intended for.

+1

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Sit down, office worker.

The vast majority of employed women work in offices.

Not really, though. Biggest types of jobs are teachers and health care.

Over 70% of office workers are women.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

I don't think you are the demographic these services are intended for.

+1

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Sit down, office worker.

The vast majority of employed women work in offices.

Not really, though. Biggest types of jobs are teachers and health care.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

I don't think you are the demographic these services are intended for.

+1

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Sit down, office worker.

The vast majority of employed women work in offices.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

I don't think you are the demographic these services are intended for.

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Sit down, office worker.

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Anonymous wrote:Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

I don't think you are the demographic these services are intended for.

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Ok, now she needs to change the ridiculous covid quarantine policies that are disrupting people’s ability to work. It’s like we collectively forgot about “test to stay.” Treat covid like any other virus.

Anonymous wrote:Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

I don't think you are the demographic these services are intended for.

Anonymous wrote:Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

It's not about allowing upper income white collar workers to work in the office. It's about allowing people who can't work virtually to be able to work at all/be able to put their kids in safe, licensed care. It's about supporting ECE workers, who came to work in person when K12 teachers refused.

Anonymous wrote:Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

Where did you get that idea? DCUM is full of posts about the childcare ‘crisis’. Well DC is doing something about it by making sure centers can open for residents.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1062113.page

Are they so out of touch that they think child care is what is stopping people from wanting to return to the office?

And they think these people will want to commute back to the office with their kids on Metro?

Great to see.

https://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-announces-32-million-program-improve-child-care-supply-and-help-families-return

The Back-to-Work Child Care Grant will provide financial assistance to preserve the supply of child care in neighborhoods most impacted by the pandemic and offset costs for programs to resume operating at full capacity, opening and preserving additional slots for families in need of care. The grant program will also support affordability, prioritizing providers who serve children participating in the District’s child care subsidy program.