An acute shortage of child care and preschool education in the county is draining workers from the economy and depriving children of academic preparation.
You can never pay someone else enough to replace a mother. And children, especially infants and small children were not meant to be warehoused. With the cost of childcare as is, it's hardly worth working if you have to pay to replace the mother.
I dont believe billions of dollars are lost in the economy if women dont work either. There are plenty of people out there who are just as available and not working. It's the downturn in the economy, and in brevard, there are no professional jobs outside of the hospital and maybe the college. Low paid jobs which cater to tourism, NO HOUSING but you can get a metal shed refurbished as a canin and get 1000 bucks a week. Nothing wrong with THAT, but there's something wrong with people not being able to get a home, only a vacation rental.
Brevard has gotten millions in federal grants, and I realize they must be spent on what they were dispersed for, but 40ish million for a nature trail from hendersonville? And the water plant is in serious need of repair?
Whomever is running brevard is consistently making decisions that cater to tourism and short term profiting. Never ling term business or jobs, and in general no projects or goals that make a town sustainable like homes for families, jobs, and good infrastructure. Hope everyone is enjoying that roundabout too.
Dan, This seems meticulously researched and the quotes by parents and advocates are so true. It goes without saying that education and early childhood education are vital to the soul of our democracy. As an aside, it makes me continue to wonder if we need a new vision of living together, as in more communal living arrangements or stop having children altogether.
Who sets these pay scales? An admin assistant starting at $13 per hour? That wage is way too low. According to salary.com an admin assistant working for a non-profit in Asheville, NC medium salary is $37,100 per year. The 90 percentile is $47,034.00
Thank you, Dan, for a fantastic look at a critical need in our town! Appreciate the work you do. Immensely grateful for all of the educators in Transylvania County!
It was known that federally provided covid relief funds would come to an end. It is also known that federal funds are being spent on wars in Israel, Ukraine and the “newcomers”.
The people and journalists should pick on the fed, current administration and ALL our representatives for failing to fund much needed early childhood care. This just sounds like another county hit piece.
Adding another opinion here.
Perhaps a non-profit and/or health trust can step up to fill the gap in wages for Transylvania county families in need.
You can never pay someone else enough to replace a mother. And children, especially infants and small children were not meant to be warehoused. With the cost of childcare as is, it's hardly worth working if you have to pay to replace the mother.
I dont believe billions of dollars are lost in the economy if women dont work either. There are plenty of people out there who are just as available and not working. It's the downturn in the economy, and in brevard, there are no professional jobs outside of the hospital and maybe the college. Low paid jobs which cater to tourism, NO HOUSING but you can get a metal shed refurbished as a canin and get 1000 bucks a week. Nothing wrong with THAT, but there's something wrong with people not being able to get a home, only a vacation rental.
Brevard has gotten millions in federal grants, and I realize they must be spent on what they were dispersed for, but 40ish million for a nature trail from hendersonville? And the water plant is in serious need of repair?
Whomever is running brevard is consistently making decisions that cater to tourism and short term profiting. Never ling term business or jobs, and in general no projects or goals that make a town sustainable like homes for families, jobs, and good infrastructure. Hope everyone is enjoying that roundabout too.
No jobs, no housing, no childcare.
Dan, This seems meticulously researched and the quotes by parents and advocates are so true. It goes without saying that education and early childhood education are vital to the soul of our democracy. As an aside, it makes me continue to wonder if we need a new vision of living together, as in more communal living arrangements or stop having children altogether.
Who sets these pay scales? An admin assistant starting at $13 per hour? That wage is way too low. According to salary.com an admin assistant working for a non-profit in Asheville, NC medium salary is $37,100 per year. The 90 percentile is $47,034.00
Thank you, Dan, for a fantastic look at a critical need in our town! Appreciate the work you do. Immensely grateful for all of the educators in Transylvania County!
Thanks for putting me on to this!
It was known that federally provided covid relief funds would come to an end. It is also known that federal funds are being spent on wars in Israel, Ukraine and the “newcomers”.
The people and journalists should pick on the fed, current administration and ALL our representatives for failing to fund much needed early childhood care. This just sounds like another county hit piece.
Adding another opinion here.
Perhaps a non-profit and/or health trust can step up to fill the gap in wages for Transylvania county families in need.