The Brooklyn Daycare Crisis June 24, 2010
With the increasing demand for child daycares in the present social structure the news of the closing down of the Brooklyn City- funded day care centres is no less than a great crisis.The Administration for Children's Services announced in February that 16 day care centers citywide – 11 of which are in Brooklyn – were expected to close by the end of June to plug a $9 million budget gap.This has placed many parents into great trouble as they need to find daycare which is moderately priced and at the same time provides them with the peace of mind that their children are under the care of good daycare systems. Bethel and Strong Place Day Care are the city-funded day care centers in the same Boerum Hill building the closing of which has led to the crisis situation of more than 100 toddlers to be absorbed to be absorbed by the nearby daycares by July 1st which too donot have enough space.Indeed with only a few of the alternative centers have open spots for July 1 – and most have long waiting lists many Bethel and Strong Place working parents like Arelis De La Paz are scared, who depend on the city-funded day care as they might even have to loose their job if they donot find a cheap childcare centre.
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