A majority of the federal, pandemic-era funding for childcare providers expired Sept. 30. The aid helped providers stay afloat and its end has them...
Pandemic-era funding for child care businesses ended Sept. 30, putting an already struggling industry in a tight spot.
Robert Hart watches as owner and director Diana Mizell helps him with his marble run toy at Kaleidoscope Child Development Center in Dallas.Alma Langrum, a 39-year child care veteran with two Aisha’s Learning Centers in Dallas, used relief funds to repair her facility in Oak Cliff, retain staff and invest in equipment like tablets so her employees could do online training courses while the children nap.
In fiscal year 2023, TWC said its annual allocation of $1.1 billion reached 140,000 children a day — around 12% of the licensed capacity of privately-operated child care programs in the state.for advocacy group Children at Risk, said more funding is needed at the federal, state, county and city levels “because the kids are there.”one teacher can look after. For example, one teacher cannot care for more than four children who are 12 months old or under at one time.
“We’ve already ordered advertisement flags in the front to try to increase our enrollment,” she said. “We’ve done too much work on the building, both inside and outside, to let it be without children.”Texas loses around $7.59 billion in productivity every year due to employee absences caused by lack of reliable child care, according to a 2021by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The state also loses an estimated $1.
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