Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/serving-communities-through-holistic-collaboration-24-hour-child-care-in-pittsburgh-pennsylvania/5024730/
“We are in the era where folks don’t work the traditional 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We have a lot of people who are working third shifts and weekends and overnights and so this whole concept that we are coming up with—24-hour early childhood education and learning and nurturing—is unique.”
—Michelle Sandidge, chief community affairs officer of resident services at the Housing Authority for the City of
Pittsburgh
HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy, utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life, build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination, and transform the way HUD does business.
—Housing and Urban
Development mission statement
Providing quality child care can be a challenge when parents’ hours of work do not fit into the traditional time frame of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. jobs. Many jobs require nontraditional hours that can run as late as midnight or overnight shift work lasting 12 straight hours. This can make it impossible for families to find quality child care that complements their work schedules.
Additionally, 60 percent of employees working nonstandard schedules earn less than the average American wage (Enchautegui, 2013). A significant challenge ...