Home-based childcare providers are particularly vulnerable.
AdvertisementAdvertisementChildcare costs are soaring, particularly in major US cities — and zoning regulations are making it worse.
The financial situation for providers is about to get worse as the nation nears the end of federal pandemic relief funding for childcare providers, which is predicted to disrupt care for 3 million children.
AdvertisementAdvertisementLandlords often discriminate against renters wanting to open a childcare centerAnother insidious problem is landlord discrimination against childcare providers.
The Washington, DC, city council recently passed a bill that would ban discrimination against home-based childcare providers by condo associations.
Persons:
—, they're, Charles Gardner, Laurie Furstenfeld, Furstenfeld
Organizations:
Service, George Mason University, Care Law
Locations:
California, Berkeley , California, . Oregon , Oklahoma , Colorado , Connecticut, Montana, The Washington, DC