The Backstory: The real cost of childcare in California
How California’s subsidy system falls short for families and providers California’s childcare aid misses hundreds of thousands of families who need it. How to find childcare and get help paying for it: A parents’ guide – This San Diego childcare gives kids ‘a higher chance of thriving.’ But California doesn’t pay providers enough to cover their costs could a new San Francisco tax be a solution to the childcare crisis?
Luis Cruz: Welcome to “San Diego News Fix: The Backstory.” California has several subsidized childcare programs that help families pay for childcare and fund many of the state’s tens of thousands of childcare providers. But that aid reaches only a small fraction of families who need it, and many providers say they aren’t paid enough to cover their costs.
Joining us to talk about the real cost of childcare are Union-Tribune education reporter Kristen Taketa, government and watchdog editor Sam Schulz, managing editor Lora Cicalo, and we begin with publisher and editor Jeff Light.
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