Letter to the Editor: Will a Union Make a Better Day Care?
Author encourages questions over the proposed formation of a day care union in Minnesota.
Eagan Patch accepts letters from readers. Please email yours to the editor. Governor Dayton, on November 15, ordered a vote of thousands of family home day care providers on whether they want to form a union. Family child care providers are self-employed business owners. As independent contractors, they develop the terms and conditions for the enrollment of children in their child care home and are able to individually set their fees, tuition and operating hours. The local economy dictates the appropriate fee structure for a provider business. Grants such as the Child and Adult Care Food Program are used by providers to augment their revenue stream. Continuing educational opportunities, yearly training and support for the providers are…
