Growing group seeks solutions to school-aged child care shortage in Ann Arbor

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "I have a personal stake in this because I don't think I would have become the person I am if I didn't have access to that support and that care if my family didn't have access to affordable care," Heisler said.
49% : "What we are finding is that the scarcity of affordable care that existed before the pandemic has exacerbated this tension and is making it even harder for private child care providers to keep care affordable for families while ensuring that our staff are compensated appropriately for the essential, skilled care that they provide," Heisler said.
46% : While time is limited to come up with solutions, Heisler said she and child care providers across Washtenaw County see themselves as partners with public and private schools in doing the shared work of raising children in the community.

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