Multi-year waitlists, tuition as expensive as a second mortgage: Denver is in a childcare crisis
March 25, 2022 – For years, the industry has depended on paying teachers less than they are worth — close to minimum wage, said Liliana Flores Amaro, who teaches early childhood education at the University of Colorado Denver and has worked in the field since 2002. She blames the struggles childcare centers face on inadequate pay for teachers.