Annual child wellbeing survey reveals child care continues to hit low-income families
FAIRMONT — Child care continues to be a catch-22 in West Virginia.
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FAIRMONT — Child care continues to be a catch-22 in West Virginia.
FAIRMONT — Child care continues to be a catch-22 in West Virginia.
Parents in the Richmond area are experiencing waitlists for child care that are several months, and even years, long. Plus skyrocketing prices. “Finding child care has been the most stressful part about having a baby,” one parent said.
Kentucky's childcare landscape is in turmoil and has been for years, and a newly released report shows it's not getting much better.
Because the survey captured children and families between 2016 and 2020, the data doesn’t account for all increases in mental health challenges for children since the outbreak of COVID-19.