As of January 1, parents who work at UCSC will no longer be able to drop their children off at campus childcare facilities. Faced with severe budget cuts, the school has decided to eliminate its childcare facilities for staff.
As of January 1, parents who work at UCSC will no longer be able to drop their children off at campus childcare facilities. Faced with severe budget cuts, the school has decided to eliminate its childcare facilities for staff. Facilities for students, which are covered by student fees and state funding, will continue to operate, but only ten months out of the year instead of twelve. According to Vice Chancellor Felicia McGinty, a total of 22 families with 30 children between them will be affected by the cuts. What McGinty did not mention is that the childcare facility on campus also had a long waiting list, with over 100 children on it. Read More at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
