Two years into the pandemic, parents across Alaska are still struggling with long wait lists, high costs and limited capacity at child care centers.
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, parents across Alaska are still struggling with long wait lists, high costs and limited capacity at child care centers.
, the statewide child care resource and referral network, to distribute grants to help stabilize those centers and keep them from closing.close,” said Stephanie Berglund, the CEO of thread. “One of our goals is to not see any more permanently close.” That’s one of the ironies of the child care market, Berglund said — there’s huge demand for workers and capacity, but because tuition is already so expensive, providers don’t have much room to raise it to pay workers more.
Lack of child care translates directly to impacts on the economy, as parents without options have to take time off or drop out of the labor force. A U.S. Chamber of Commerce report from 2021 on Alaska’s child care shortage estimated that the loss in productivity cost the state’s economy about $165 million per year, with most of that related to absences and turnover.
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