New Survey: Sunsetting Pandemic Relief for Pennsylvania Child Care Sector will Raise Tuition for Working Families

HARRISBURG (December 15, 2022) – According to a new poll from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), 62% of Pennsylvania child care center directors surveyed reported that they will have to raise tuition as one-time federal pandemic relief comes to an end. Additionally, 29% reported they will have to cut staff salaries, as they will be unable to sustain the increases the federal funds allowed them to offer. This is bad news for working families in Pennsylvania who are struggling to find and afford child care.