I’m a mother of four writing to address the issue on childcare payment delays.
Childcare Connection provides assistance to families of working parents and also for the parents who attend school. With childcare payments delayed because of state funding issues, it has created a hardship with daycare centers and parents, leaving the daycare centers and home-based daycares with no other options than to ask parents to pay all fees or stop providing care.
Also home providers and centers are not accepting any new clients from Childcare Connections until the matter is resolved. This has caused a community of upset providers and parents.
Some daycare providers may not be able to keep the doors open if they’re not receiving any payments for the children who are in their care that receive the assistance from Childcare Connection. Furthermore some parents may lose their jobs or not be able to attend school if they have no sitter for their children.
The childcare program has helped many families over the years, and I hope that state funding does come available to Childcare Connections, so that it can continue to provide the services to parents who are working so hard to provide for their families.
Lapresha Wynne, LLCC student