Six-Part Series "Child Care in Crisis" Published by the Brattleboro Reformer October 9-16,2000. By Ellen Keelan, in collaboration with Windham Child Care Association Permission for publication elsewhere is freely granted, so long as credit is given to Ellen Keelan, Windham Child Care Association, and the Brattleboro Reformer. Reformer to run special series on child care A growing demand for care and a dwindling supply of caregivers. Parents who pay too much and providers who earn too little. Employers scrambling for workers and workers scrambling for child care. In Windham County, as throughout America, the child care system is fraught with puzzles and contradictions. Every morning, thousands of Vermont parents bring their children to state-regulated child care centers or homes. But thousands more make do with illegal and makeshift care -- often in settings that don't give children what they need to grow and develop during their most critical years. Is the most prosperous nation on earth sabotaging its future by failing to invest in its next generation? On Monday, October 9, the Reformer began "Child care in crisis," a six-part examination of today's child care system and how it affected the lives of Windham County children and families. 1: Growing need, limited resources 2: High costs outweigh market rates 3: High-quality care critical, but hard to find 4: Employers increase efforts to keep parents on the job 5: Comprehensive care systems pay off in Europe 6: Advocates move from grassroots to Statehouse
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