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Resident warns loss of Stay and Play bus would strain local day-care capacity; supervisors to raise issue at budget retreat
Summary
Diana Matthews told the board that cutting the Stay and Play bus route would affect about 16 children and create child-care placement challenges for families with multiple children; supervisors said they will discuss options during the budget retreat.
During the public-comment period Diana Matthews, who identified her address in Arbor Ponds Terrace, urged the board to retain bus service to the Stay and Play program in Quentin after being told buses would be discontinued next school year.
Matthews said the change would affect roughly 16 children and posed particular hardship for families with multiple children who rely on before- and after-care; she described long wait lists for day-care openings and asked the county to consider keeping the bus or providing additional care services.
Supervisor Pearson said she will add the topic to the county’s budget retreat for discussion and estimated that three daycare centers might combine to fill a single bus. Supervisor Hochman and daycare operators were reported to be working with providers to identify options; the board agreed to raise the issue during budgeting.
