Gerald Herbert/ AP
- Childcare workers earn less than half what the average US worker earns — and many are quitting.
- A provider who makes $9.50 an hour said she's part of the "lucky bunch" since her spouse makes more.
- One Montessori school has seen people quit and had to raise tuition in order to cover staff pay.
At childcare centers and schools, workers have been quitting for better pay and because of burnout, among other reasons.
It's adding to to the childcare industry's ongoing cycle of workers leaving over hard conditions, squeezing centers and parents even more, as the whole operation struggles to stay afloat.
Workers are begging for help.