Early care and education programs lack the substitute teaching infrastructure that is well-known in K-12 schools.
Intergenerational facilities — where elder care and child care operate at a shared site — are good for more than just photo ops.
Apprenticeship has been a popular career pathway for many occupations. In early care and education, however, there was limited uptake of the model. Recently, that has changed — and fast.
In West Virginia, providers and parents are feeling the impact on the other side of the "child care cliff."
From the establishment of “child care-friendly landlords” to the construction of low-cost homes earmarked specifically for home-based providers, projects are underway to offer a salve to providers struggling to find and afford adequate housing.
With rising housing costs, pushback from landlords and homeowners associations, and a complex web of regulations, it’s a wonder home-based providers exist at all.