{"id":18243,"date":"2023-11-29T10:41:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=18243"},"modified":"2023-12-22T10:45:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T15:45:46","slug":"column-addressing-the-child-care-crisis-on-the-oregon-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/column-addressing-the-child-care-crisis-on-the-oregon-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Columna: Abordar la crisis del cuidado infantil en la costa de Oreg\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cannonbeachgazette.com\/opinion\/column-addressing-the-child-care-crisis-on-the-oregon-coast\/article_f4f22215-a625-5d4a-a98e-1e9fee54f328.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gaceta de Cannon Beach<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a1Bienvenidos a la primera edici\u00f3n del \u201cMerkley Monthly\u201d! En esta columna, abordar\u00e9 temas de las comunidades rurales y costeras de Oreg\u00f3n atendidas por Country Media Newspapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Como soy del condado rural de Douglas, s\u00e9 lo esenciales que son los peri\u00f3dicos locales para abordar las necesidades \u00fanicas de sus comunidades y mantener a la gente conectada. Entonces, estoy emocionado por esta oportunidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cada a\u00f1o, organizo reuniones p\u00fablicas en los 36 condados de Oreg\u00f3n. Usar\u00e9 esta columna mensual como una extensi\u00f3n de ese esp\u00edritu de ayuntamiento y del \u201cestilo Oregon\u201d para responder preguntas y abordar cuestiones que hayan surgido en las reuniones de ayuntamiento en sus comunidades, lo que significa que estos temas ser\u00e1n relevantes y locales para t\u00fa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Un tema que escucho en todas las comunidades rurales y costeras es la falta de cuidado infantil asequible y de calidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si parece m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil encontrar cuidado infantil que antes, es porque lo es. Desde 1999, el n\u00famero total de plazas de cuidado infantil en Oreg\u00f3n se ha reducido en aproximadamente 6.600. La Universidad Estatal de Oreg\u00f3n estima que, para las familias de beb\u00e9s y ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os, 35 de 36 condados califican como desiertos de cuidado infantil, donde puede haber hasta 10 ni\u00f1os compitiendo por el mismo lugar de cuidado infantil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las cifras son crudas. M\u00e1s al norte, en la desembocadura del r\u00edo Columbia, el condado de Clatsop cuenta con servicios de guarder\u00eda para s\u00f3lo el 8 por ciento de sus beb\u00e9s y ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os. M\u00e1s al sur, cae al 6 por ciento en el condado de Lincoln. Y, en el condado de Curry, s\u00f3lo hay cuidado infantil para el 3 por ciento de sus beb\u00e9s y ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incluso si ese lugar estuviera disponible, es posible que las familias no puedan permit\u00edrselo. En Oreg\u00f3n, el costo promedio del cuidado infantil es de casi $13,700 al a\u00f1o, o m\u00e1s que la matr\u00edcula estatal en la Universidad Estatal de Portland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Como dijo una madre: \u201cLa factura de una guarder\u00eda es ahora mismo una hipoteca\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los padres que no pueden encontrar opciones de cuidado infantil a menudo se ven obligados a utilizar su tiempo libre remunerado o abandonar la fuerza laboral por completo. En el condado de Clatsop, la situaci\u00f3n empeor\u00f3 tanto que dos sistemas hospitalarios donaron fondos para servicios locales de cuidado infantil debido a la escasez de personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los trabajadores del cuidado infantil tambi\u00e9n deben recibir un salario digno. El trabajador promedio de cuidado infantil en Oregon gana alrededor de $12.90 por hora, y la profesi\u00f3n tiene altas tasas de agotamiento y rotaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bfQu\u00e9 podemos hacer al respecto? Durante la pandemia, el Congreso cre\u00f3 Subvenciones de Estabilizaci\u00f3n del Cuidado Infantil que sustentaron a aproximadamente 220.000 proveedores de cuidado infantil, salvaron aproximadamente 9,6 millones de plazas de cuidado infantil y protegieron m\u00e1s de 1 mill\u00f3n de empleos de cuidado infantil en todo el pa\u00eds. Oreg\u00f3n recibi\u00f3 casi $250 millones para sostener m\u00e1s de 3.000 programas de cuidado infantil y apoyar a m\u00e1s de 80.000 ni\u00f1os. Pero esos fondos expiraron el 30 de septiembre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Necesitamos aprobar la Ley de Estabilizaci\u00f3n del Cuidado Infantil para restaurar este programa exitoso y necesario. Luego debemos aprovechar esto aprobando la Ley de Cuidado Infantil y Familias Trabajadoras para que las familias elegibles paguen no m\u00e1s del 7 por ciento de sus ingresos en cuidado infantil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las familias de clase media merecen un descanso. Esta legislaci\u00f3n es un comienzo y continuar\u00e9 luchando para ampliar y mejorar el cuidado infantil en Oreg\u00f3n y en todo el pa\u00eds.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cannon Beach Gazette Welcome to the first edition of the \u201cMerkley Monthly\u201d! In this column, I\u2019ll address topics in Oregon\u2019s rural and coastal communities served by Country Media Newspapers. 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