Given the rise in child neglect cases in our area, we reached out to childcare experts to see what resources are available to help struggling parents.
A study done by Jefferson Educational Society found that in 2024 in Erie, 2400 infants and toddlers needed childcare but less than 700 were enrolled.
ECGRA invests nearly $1 million into dozens of local childcare organizations
While the demand for childcare is there, erie has a limited supply.
And according to local childcare professionals, many centers do not provide extended hours and there is a shortage of workers to fill those positions
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“We do talk to parents all the time who need those second and third shift care and our downtown location does offer it, and we’re actually in the process of opening another center that offers those extended hours, so that’s in the works too, but it is an issue because not everyone offers it, and not everyone wants to work those hours.” said Taylor Foster-Manus, the assistant director of ABC Early Learning Center…