But the work was fulfilling, and we promise to deliver even more of the same in the days to come. The Harrisburg-based research group found a turnover rate ranging between 31 and 51 percent throughout the state, a high figure for any profession. The reasons for this instability are fairly obvious - low pay and lack of benefits. The question is what should be done about it. Child-care is a very important and very demanding profession.
Young children can sometimes be difficult to deal with one at a time.
Successfully handling a group is a skill that requires patience, love, commitment and stability. That atmosphere is difficult to maintain when new people are constantly being brought in because qualified employees are moving on to better things. Fortunately, the problem isn't as severe locally as it is statewide. This is a problem that was unknown a generation or two ago when it was common that one parent worked and another parent stayed home and raised the children. But times have changed in many ways.