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CLK-Pamela Aguilar <br />From: Stacy Koo <stacykoo@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 1:36 PM <br />To: GRP -City Council <br />Cc: Matt Young <br />Subject: 5/4 City Council Mtg: Financial support for home -base child care providers <br />This e-mail is from an external source. Please do not open attachments or click links from an unknown or <br />suspicious origin. 05.r,21 <br />May 4, 2020 <br />To: Redwood City Council Members <br />Re: COVID-19 support for home-based child care providers <br />I recently learned about the San Mateo City Council's decision to give $120,000 in rent relief to home-based <br />child care providers in the city that have been affected by COVID-19. I understand this topic is scheduled to be <br />on the City Council's May 4th meeting agenda and that comments are welcome in advance. We are writing to <br />you as parents and as Redwood City homeowners to express our support of a similar program for Redwood <br />City home-based child care providers. <br />Finding and securing affordable and reliable child care in this area is extremely difficult and competitive. We <br />have a 22 -month old enrolled in a state licensed home-based daycare in Redwood City, which we love. Our <br />daycare has been closed since the shelter -in-place order was implemented in March. We, along with other <br />parents, have continued to pay tuition for April and May (although slightly modified) in order to support our <br />child care provider's operating budget and to maintain our spot at the daycare. <br />There is an additional burden put on parents juggling working from home with no child care, while still having <br />to pay monthly tuition for care. If Redwood City can offer financial support to home-based child care <br />providers, it will benefit both providers and parents. As full-time working parents with no family in the area, <br />we are completely dependent on having safe and reliable child care. If child care providers are forced to close <br />due to a lack of funding, it will have negative and lasting effects on parents, families, and businesses. We need <br />more child care providers in the area, not less. <br />As mentioned, we are Redwood City homeowners with a growing family, we care deeply about Redwood <br />City's future. Making investments in child care today will attract more young families and businesses to our <br />city tomorrow. Please consider providing financial assistance to home-based child care providers in Redwood <br />City because the decision can also result in economic opportunities that will help our city thrive for years to <br />come. <br />Thank you for considering our comments and your attention on this important issue. <br />Best regards, <br />Matt and Stacy Young <br />Redwood City, CA <br />