Child-care workers are quitting rapidly, a red flag for economy

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6 thoughts on “Child-care workers are quitting rapidly, a red flag for economy

  1. Move Pre-K education to the schools. Employees then get to join a union and wages increase. But how does a daycare worker making $11 an hour even get enough credit card limit to get into trouble……someone that can’t master the basics of a budget shouldn’t be educating our children on ANY subject.

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