‘Preschools have really been hammered,’ researcher Fuller found. ‘They’re competing for a shrinking number of kids.’
Jeannine Pignotti, director of Oakdale School, says on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 she has a waitlist for her long-established Valley Village preschool. Full preschools like hers are becoming more rare. Serving as the owner, director and a teacher at Hands on Fun Preschool Center in the South Bay, Dawn Speciale provides crucial childcare services to working class parents, while enriching their little kids’ days through activities like finger painting and bean bag games.
Across Los Angeles County, preschool centers have reported nearly 28,000 empty seats, according to the Berkeley study, released in July. Fuller said some families are choosing transitional kindergarten over community preschool centers, which primarily serve 3- and 4-year-old children and make up a decentralized, “colorful, yet frayed quilt” of options.
“It’s a lot of money, and it means we have to spend less on whatever else to get by,” Azali said. “But I’m grateful we have the daycare.” “This is an important equity issue,” Fuller said. “When kids aren’t it can exacerbate inequalities in their early growth.”
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