CBS 21: PA childcare providers call for economic stimulus
March 24, 2020
The statewide shutdown has put an economic strain on an important industry: childcare.
Childcare leaders in Pennsylvania are calling for an economic stimulus to prevent collapse of the industry in PA.
“Childcare centers … are on a very thin margin,” said Donna Cooper, Executive Director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth. “And when they were ordered closed… providers were no longer capturing co-pays.”
An extended shutdown puts nearly one-third of PA childcare providers at risk of closing permanently.
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