A November ballot measure could allow child care facilities in public parks
Each day after school, 13-year-old Rachel Padilla is left to care for her 7- and 5-year-old brothers.
For years now, San Diego County has been experiencing a shortage of affordable child-care options — a problem only exacerbated by the pandemic, according to officials with YMCA of San Diego County’s Childcare Resource Services. San Diego OKs ballot measures to lift Midway height limit, eliminate PLA ban, allow child care in parksThe rec centers are part of the city’s overall plan to adapt dozens of city properties for use as child care by city workers and many residents, some of whom can’t work without it.assessing the 1,100 city-owned properties
Supporters say the fit could be ideal, because rec centers are mostly empty during the morning and early afternoon hours, when child-care centers typically operate. “Given the demographics, the income of the area … it’s a pretty big melting pot with a diverse population … there are limited resources, even at the schools” for youth, Thomas Van said as he watched his child play flag football on a grassy field behind the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, another of the site options.
According to the report, the county only has enough licensed child-care facilities to cover half the young children in working families, while the spots that are available are unaffordable for many families. They typically cost $12,900 to $19,500 a year, the report said.
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