Which term is correct to use? Day care or child care
TODAY.
>> IT IS BEEN A LITTLE MORE
THAN A WEEK NOW SINCE THAT
TORNADO HIT ROCKY MOUNT AND
NARROWLY MISSED A BUILDING FULL
OF KIDS. IT'S A REMARKABLE
STORY OF CARE AND PREPAREDNESS
AT SAINT STEPHEN'S LOVING DAY
CARE CENTER IN ROCKY MOUNT.
THE WORKERS, THEY GATHER THE
KIDS TOGETHER. 67 OF THEM
SECURE. THE CRIBS, KEPT
EVERYONE CALM. WHILE THIS EF
3 TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH.
WE HIGHLIGHTED THIS AMAZING
STORY POSTED ONLINE. YOU CAN
FIND AT WRAL DOT COM. NOW OVER
THE PAST WEEK, WE WE VISITED
THAT STORY COUNTLESS TIMES.
WE PROBABLY SAID THE CARE OVER
100 TIMES ON AIR HERE, WHICH I
I DID FIND A BIT IRONIC
CONSIDERING THIS EMAIL THAT WE
GOT LESS THAN AN HOUR BEFORE
THAT STORM HIT THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES SENT THIS MEMO TO THE
MEDIA TELLING US TO SHIFT OUR
LANGUAGE FROM DAYCARE TO CHILD
CARE, CALLING IT AN ANTIQUATED
TERM SAYING DAYCARE IS, QUOTE
AT BEST INACCURATE. NOBODY
CARES FOR DAYS. AND AT WORST,
IT IGNORES THE SCIENCE OF
HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AT THE
EXPENSE OF YOUNG CHILDREN,
THEIR FAMILIES AND EARLY
CHILDHOOD TEACHERS SOMETHING
NEVER REALLY THOUGHT OF BEFORE.
I MEAN. NOW THAT I DO THINK
ABOUT IT, WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
CALL ME A A NEWS ANCHOR.
I'M NOT. MADE OF STEEL. THEY
DON'T DROP ME OFF THE SIDE OF
A BOAT.
WHAT SHOULD THEY CALL ME?
I'M CURIOUS WHAT YOU THEY CALL
ME WHAT YOU THINK. E-MAIL ME AT
GANNETT, WRAL DOT COM. BE
CREATIVE. DON'T WORRY. I HAVE
THICK SKIN. DON'T DON'T SEE
THE ABOUT MY TINY HEAD. I AM
SUPER SELF CONSCIOUS ABOUT
THAT. I MEAN THAT LITERALLY
NOT FIGURATIVELY. THAT SAID
IT'S NOT LOST ON ME THAT I
SOUND A BIT CYNICAL HERE.
SO I CALLED THE PEOPLE AT DHHS
AND ASKED WITH ALL THE CRISES
FACING THE CHILDCARE INDUSTRY.
WHY BOTHER WITH SEMANTICS?
THE SCOPE OF THE WORK FOR BEING
AN EARLY EDUCATOR. PRESCHOOL
TEACHER AS WAY MORE THAN WHAT
WE HAD.
>> THINK OF A BABYSITTER OR
NANNY. AND SO THAT THE TERM
DAYCARE IS REALLY MORE PROBLEM.
YOU KNOW, TIME HAST WHERE WE'RE
CHILDREN WERE WERE IN AND OUT
OF HOME SETTING. SO THE PARENTS
CAN GO TO WORK.
OK? WE THROWING A LITTLE SHADE,
BABYSITTERS AND NANNIES, BUT I
GET IT.
>> THE WORKERS DON'T LIKE THE
TERM. MANY OF THEM ARE HIGHLY
TRAINED WITH YEARS OF SCHOOLING
AND IT'S INSULTING TO SOME OF
THEM, NOT THE PEOPLE WHO NAMED
SAINT STEPHEN'S LOVING DAY CARE
CENTER IN ROCKY MOUNT. BUT
EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT. AND I'M
GOING TO LISTEN TO THE
PROFESSIONALS HERE IN GIVE THEM
THIS COURTESY THAT THEY HAVE
EARNED BECAUSE HONESTLY, WHERE
WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THEM?
IMAGINE. IMAGINE COVID WITHOUT
THEM. MY FAMILY'S LIVELIHOOD
HAS DEPENDED ON CHILD CARE
WORKERS. AND I MEAN THAT VERY
LITERALLY MY WIFE AND I WOULD
NOT HAVE THE LIVES, THE FAMILY
OR CAREERS THAT WE HAVE WITHOUT
THEM. AND LET'S FACE IT.
THE INDUSTRY FRANKLY, NEEDS
A WIN. OKAY. IN APRIL,
CHILDCARE WORKERS, YOU PROBABLY
REMEMBER FOR ACROSS THE STATE
RALLIED IN RALEIGH OUTSIDE OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THEY WANT
BETTER PAY AND BENEFITS THE
AVERAGE WAGE IN NORTH
CAROLINA'S ABOUT $12 AN HOUR.
IF THEY DON'T GET HELP FROM THE
STATE, THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT
IS TO RAISE PRICES FOR CARE.
AND IN 2020 CHECK OUT THIS
HEADLINE. OUR REPORTING FOUND
THAT THE AVERAGE COST OF
DAYCARE IN NORTH CAROLINA IS
HIGHER THAN COLLEGE TUITION.
YES, I KNOW. I SAID DAYCARE.
JUST READ THE HEADLINE. OKAY.
IN 2020, THE AVERAGE COST WAS
ABOUT $9,200 A YEAR. THAT'S A
LOT OF MONEY AND IT'S GOTTEN
MORE EXPENSIVE SINCE WITH
ANOTHER SPIKE EXPECTED NEXT
YEAR. THIS ARTICLES FROM THE
NEWS OUTLET IN CHARLOTTE FROM
LAST MONTH EXPLAINS AND SHE DAY
CARE CENTER'S PREDICT PRICE
HIKES WITHOUT STATE MONEY.
WHAT WE REALLY DO SAY THERE,
CAROLINE, I'M STARTING TO SEE
WHY THAT IS SO ANNOYING TO
THEM. WALLET HUB PUBLISHED A
SURVEY THIS YEAR THAT RANKS
NORTH CAROLINA DEAD LAST IN
THE NATION FOR THE COST OF
CHILDCARE. THEY FOUND THAT ONLY
26.7% OF FAMILIES FOR CARE
WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE FEDERAL
RECOMMENDATION OF SPENDING.
NO MORE THAN 10% OF FAMILY
INCOME ON CHILDCARE. AND LISTEN
TO THIS. THIS THIS IS THIS IS
THE BEST PART.
EVEN WITH CHILD CARE BEING TOO
EXPENSIVE FOR 75% OF US, THERE
ARE STILL 30,000 CHILDREN ON A
WAIT LIST. ISN'T THAT
SOMETHING?
I'LL STOP SAYING DAYCARE.
TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS. COME
YOUR OPINIONS ON THIS STORY OR
ANYTHING ELSE YOU'RE CURIOUS
ABOUT TELL ME WHAT IS ON YOUR
MIND AND WE WILL GO IN-DEPTH.
THE CHILD CARE SITUATION.