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Early Learning - Parents
Demand Exceeds Supply For Affordable High-Quality Child Care & Preschool
An article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer calls out the difficulties parents face enrolling their children in child care. The article, Parents' 15-hour Preschool Wait Illustrates Lack of Good Child Care discusses one example in King County where affordable high-quality child care is in demand and hard to find.
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| Anonymous | High-quality child care is hard to find and expensive | 0 | Feb 16 2007, 5:59 PM EST by Anonymous | |
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My husband and I are currently shopping for infant child care in downtown Seattle. I have toured, observed, and interviewed with 3 centers thus far and am on waiting lists for all 3. Each time I do this (combined with on-line research and networking with other parents based on their experiences at the facility) it takes 1-3 hours. I am shopping 9-12 months in advance of when we need care and no one has room for us. I expect to tour up to 12 centers total and will likely end up on 6-10 waiting lists. We're looking at $1200-1600 a month for full-time child care (many centers do not offer part-time care). For the next 4 years of our child's life, that monthly fee may go down to $900 per month and may stay above $1000 per month. The quality rating and improvement system in front of the legislature now (HB 1663, SB 5828) will help address the issues with lack of information around quality and the cost factor. It's a first step. Speak up and tell them you demand affordable, accessible, high-quality care!
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| Kristin | Resources for mixed race families and transracial adoptees | 0 | Jan 5 2007, 3:10 PM EST by Kristin | |
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MAVIN FOUNDATION http://www.mavinfoundation.org/
The Mavin Foundation's projects explore the experiences of mixed heritage people, transracial adoptees, interracial relationships and multiracial families. See a great resource list at http://www.mavinfoundation.org/support/partners.html MULITRACIAL and INTERRACIAL EXPERIENCE (or MIX) http://www.mix-seattle.org/ MIX is the greater Seattle area's community organization for multiracial people and families, transracial adoptees and people in interracial relationships. The purpose of this group is to provide a safe, multiracial community where people can meet, share and explore the challenges and strengths that come with living life outside the box. |
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| NancyAshley | Family, friend and neighbor caregivers | 0 | Dec 22 2006, 1:18 AM EST by NancyAshley | |
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Use the link to Child Care Resources above to learn about the essential role of grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends and neighbors who help care for young children and resources that are available to help them. You can find a resource guide for family, friend and neighbor caregivers that parents may want to give their caregiver. It is available in English, Amharic, Chinese, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.
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| LouiseB | If extended family friends or neighbors care for your child... | 0 | Dec 19 2006, 8:33 PM EST by LouiseB | |
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The time caregivers spend with young children can make a difference in a child’s growth and development. In King County there are fun Play and Learn Groups for caregivers and kids. Several organizations sponsor about 40 different groups accross the County.
Interested? Child Care Resources has a list of Play and Learn Groups on their Website: http://www.childcare.org/ffn-care/play-and-learn.htm. |
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| rgpeterson | finding high-quality child care | 1 | Dec 19 2006, 7:38 PM EST by rgpeterson | |
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The Early Care and Education Coalition is sending out a message listing some resouces to help parents find high-quality child care. A Web site with a number of handy tools for parents is Child Care Aware (from the association of child care resource & referral agencies), at http://www.childcareaware.org/en/
This site describes types of care, and how to evaluate a provider. It even has an "Average Rates Finder." Just enter your zip code, and it will tell you the average cost of care in your area! What have you found that's been helpful in choosing a good child care or preschool? |
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