Parents Scramble as Ax Falls on After-School Programs
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By Sue Shellenbarger
As schools open their doors this month and next, closings and cutbacks at thousands of after-school programs nationwide have parents scrambling to make alternative arrangements. Some are forging new child-care alliances with neighbors, or turning their work or sleep schedules upside down to watch their children after school. A growing number will leave young schoolchildren home alone, or in the care of siblings.
On Sittercity.com, child-care postings are up 37% from a year ago, says Chief Executive Genevieve Thiers, reflecting "a domino effect" of cutbacks.
