By ROSE AGUILAR & LAURA WENUS • APR 25, 2018
On this edition of Your Call, we discuss childcare deserts. Working parents in the US often have a hard time finding childcare. What does that mean for careers and children’s development?
According to the Center for American Progress, parents of infants and toddlers pay an average of $18,000 a year for childcare. The cost alone can be daunting, but what if you can’t find a provider at all? In some ZIP codes, children younger than five outnumber daycare spots three to one. How pervasive are childcare deserts and what are policy solutions?
Guests:
Malia Ramler, senior administrator at First 5 Alameda County
Frankie Izzo, family advocate with the Oakland Head Start program, former elementary school teacher
Clarissa Doutherd, executive director of Parent Voices Oakland