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The prices can put a strain on family's budgets, to be sure, but the Y
does offer high-quality care. And because of this, the Y faces the same
challenges staffing its facilities that private after-school programs do.
Finding teachers is the biggest challenge.
To gain licensing to teach, applicants must complete paperwork with the
Board of Education and meet minimum standards.
For a person with no experience taking an entry-level position, they
must first complete more than 30 hours of training. Their starting pay?
Around $18 per hour.
To be a director requires a four-year degree or an equivalent amount of
experience and education. Starting pay? $21 to $22 per hour.
"This is high-stress work," says Kindred, requiring teachers to "redirect
behaviors, prepare lesson plans, and document" behaviors and problems.
So even though the cost of care to families is still not inexpensive, fami-
lies are assured that the people in the classroom are at least minimally
qualified.
The issue of finding workers is "stumping all of us in Virginia," says
Kindred.
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