When schools charge rent for school-age care, families and communities feel the impact

When schools charge rent for school-age care, families and communities feel the impact

"When school-age care becomes unaffordable or unavailable, parents are forced to cut back hours, miss work, or leave jobs entirely." (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)Recent reporting in Foster’s Daily Democrat highlighted concerns from the Rochester Child Care Center about rising financial pressures, including the possibility that rent may be charged for school-age care programs operating in public school buildings. While this sit…