MORRISON, Colo. — Thousands of day cares in the United States closed during the pandemic, and most never reopened. This created an extreme child care provider shortage and forced prices up for the day cares that could stay open.
“Since I was about 14, I wanted to own a day care center. It was always my dream,” said Mackety, who has spent the last nine years building the center. “We were constantly in the red. I didn’t take a paycheck for the first eight years. Thank God my husband had a job!” Riehl is an advocate for access to child care based in Colorado. She said the shortage of care is also due in part to a labor shortage worse than other industries are seeing.
“These are largely women entrepreneurs who want to open new businesses and serve the families and children in their communities, but they need help doing that. We need to make sure these business owners can access low cost or free real estate,” said Riehl. Kennedy has survived on grants throughout the pandemic and hopes more grants and incentives become available for in-home providers and day care centers.
Another legacy of Trumps failed Presidency. Maybe calling it a Hoax and then golfing wasn't the best way to protect America 🤔