Illinois’ home-based childcare providers ask for better wages and benefits
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
January 22, 20244m 13s
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Show Notes
Illinois has a program that provides free or affordable childcare to low-income families, including at home-based daycares.
More than 15 thousand of those providers are currently in contract negotiations with the state. They’re bargaining over pay and retirement, as more and more workers leave the field because of low wages – and lack of benefits.
WBEZ’s Esther Yoon-Ji Kang takes a look at what advocates call “the workforce behind the workforce.” Host: Mary Dixon