Voices for Utah Children Articles
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Mapping Care for Kids: A County-Level Look at Utah’s Crisis in Licensed Child Care
Utah’s family demographics have changed. 53% of Utah families have all available parents in the workforce, making child care a necessity. These days, most Utah families need two incomes to maintain financial stability. But Utah’s licensed child care...
- Type: Article
- Author: Jenna Williams
- Category: Updates & Blog
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It’s Official: Access to Licensed Child Care Statewide is Really Bad (and Getting Worse)
We know that Utah’s child care crisis is bad, and is going to get worse. New data helps illustrate exactly how bad the situation is, in each county across the state. Next week Voices for Utah Children will release a report titled, “Mapping Care for...
- Type: Article
- Author: Jenna Williams
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Higher Child Care Costs and More Stress for Families Coming This Fall
When the pandemic hit, child care was one of the first sectors in crisis. But action in the form of federal aid and swift state program implementation prevented widespread program closures. The nearly $600 million Utah received in federal child care...
- Type: Article
- Author: Jenna Williams
- Category: Updates & Blog
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How Much Will Each Utah County Soon Lose in Child Care Funding?
During the pandemic, the child care sector was decimated. Nationally, 16,000 childcare programs permanently closed and 100,000 workers left the industry entirely. But even before the pandemic began, Utah only had enough licensed child care to meet...
- Type: Article
- Author: Jenna Williams
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Utah's Child Care Crisis is About to Hit a Whole New Level
Since the start of the pandemic, Utah has received nearly $600 million in emergency federal funding to ensure that our child care sector can continue to serve families despite nearly overwhelming COVID-era challenges. In one year, at the end of...
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- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
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There’s No “Re-Opening” Utah Without More Child Care
Child care is arguably one of the biggest areas of economic weakness exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic crisis. For Utah, a new and better approach is necessary and within reach. Even before the pandemic forced statewide shutdowns in...
- Type: Article
- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
