KPBS launched a six-part series, "Where’s My Village," about the child care crisis. And this weekend, we hosted a child care resource fair for families and providers. KPBS reporter and creator of the series, Tania Thorne, says families in the community need the help.
“I wanted to show people, like no, we are not trying to be fake in this world,” he said. “I wanted to talk to the politicians and the people and let them know I'm a regular person who has an OK kind of job and a wife with an OK job, and we have the degrees … but we’re in debt. So doing this was a good way to show we do need help. We're not making all this money like everyone thinks, and we do need help.
“We don't have family so we don't have that as a child care option,” Rebecca said. “So there's a lot of anxiety, at least from me, surrounding the child care issue. I'm a teacher, and I go back to work in August so we're looking for child care for then. We're really just starting and we're feeling really far behind right now.”They both said they feel lost navigating the child care system and disappointed at the lack of support. Dominic said he was expecting more help.
Child care was provided during the event, and at the end, all the children were entertained with a story time and a visit from the Cat in the Hat. But parents and providers were still left wondering what’s next.
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