A fifth of Alaska’s licensed childcare providers have closed since the start of the pandemic, according to the state. Now, childcare workers, advocates and state legislators are calling for a collaborative approach to rebuilding the workforce.
Katie Anastas, KTOOThe Aurora Lights Childcare Center opened at Juneau’s Aldersgate United Methodist Church in 2018.
“ centers seemed to be coming and going a lot for many different reasons,” Mitchell said. “We thought maybe it would be more steady if the church actually took it and ran with it.”— and the temporary closure of Gold Creek Child Development Center — have made Juneau’s long-standing childcare shortage even worse.. Now, childcare workers, advocates and state legislators are calling for a collaborative approach to rebuilding the workforce.
Hiring at Aurora Lights had been a challenge even before the pandemic. Background checks took two weeks to process, and by then, most applicants had found other jobs. Staffing ratiosFinally, in October, Aurora Lights told families they’d be shutting down the coming March, when its administrator was set to leave. A drop in enrollment and loss of staff after the announcementKristi McGuire is the pastor at Aldersgate United Methodist Church.
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