Q&A
Discussion on delayed payments for early childhood education providers
1:56:51
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Council Member Shahana K. Hanif raises concerns about delayed payments to early childhood education providers, citing specific examples and asking about plans to address these issues.
- Mentions the case of Ingrid from Nuestros Ninos, who had to take out a loan due to delayed payments
- Expresses frustration that long-standing providers are facing financial difficulties
- Highlights that providers in her district are struggling and unable to plan for the future due to payment delays
- Asks about new policies being developed to address payment issues and the targeted repayment timeline for providers
Shahana K. Hanif
1:56:51
I want to build on the issues of the delayed payments for our providers.
1:57:03
It was really infuriating and of course sad to hear from Ingrid that she had to take out a loan and the savings of Nuecesos Ninos has basically depleted.
1:57:18
That shouldn't be what 50 year old providers have to do.
1:57:28
So I you know, I echo my colleague Sheikh Krishnan's views on this, but what are the new policies you're putting in place to address these issues moving forward?
1:57:40
And I have providers in my district who are like at the brink.
1:57:46
They're waiting for they're waiting for the reimbursement, and it feels like they can't plan for the future because they feel that their closure is coming up.
1:57:59
So I'd like to know what is being developed around new policies and then what is the targeted repayment timeline for providers?
1:58:11
I'm gonna probably ask
Simone Hawkins
1:58:12
for more information on that last bit but some of the work that we're doing and thank you for that because a lot of work must be done around our payment processes in general.