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Country Care Children’s Center Llc
About the Provider
Description: Country Care Children’s Center Llc is a Licensed Group Child Care in Cuba City WI, with a maximum capacity of 45 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 Week(s) – 12 Year(s). The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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Program and Licensing Details
- License Number:
2003600 - Capacity:
45 - Age Range:
6 Week(s) – 12 Year(s) - YoungStar Rating:
3 - Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program:
No - District Office:
Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families (DCF)- Child Care Regulation and Licensing - District Office Phone:
608-266-9314 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
Inspection/Report History
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but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns,
as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
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2021-07-01 | 251.05(2)(a)2. | Staff Record – Completed Background Check |
Description: FBI fingerprint background check missing for two employees. |
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2020-12-11 | Licensing | No violations found *** |
2020-04-02 | Licensing | No violations found *** |
2019-08-20 | 251.06(11)(b)6. | Outdoor Play Space – Potential Source Of Harm |
Description: The outdoor play space was not free of hazards when there were several sections of fencing that had gaps of more than 4 inches under the bottom of the fence line, causing a potential entrapment or elopement hazard. |
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2018-11-30 | 251.05(1)(f)4. | Child Care Teacher – Entry-Level Training |
Description: Staff A did was missing documentation of qualifications for the position. |
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2018-11-30 | 251.06(11)(b)6. | Outdoor Play Space – Potential Source Of Harm |
Description: The outdoor play space was not free of Hazards when there was a hole near a door posing a trip hazard, and when there was a hole more than 4 inches deep under a section of fencing, causing a potential entrapment or elopement hazard. |
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2018-11-30 | 251.05(1)(b) | Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Training |
Description: Each child care worker did not have documentation of having completed training in shaken baby syndrome prevention when it was not on file for Staff A. |
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2018-11-30 | 251.05(1)(L)1. | Staff Health Examination – Requirements |
Description: Staff A and Staff B, who have been employed at the center longer than 30 days, were missing documentation of a health examination. |
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2018-11-30 | 251.05(2)(a)8. | Staff Orientation – Child Abuse & Neglect Laws, Reporting |
Description: Staff B was missing documentation of having completed a review of child abuse and neglect laws and center reporting procedures. |
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2018-11-30 | 251.05(2)(a) | Staff Orientation – Develop, Implement, Document |
Description: Staff B was missing documentation of a staff orientation completed within the first week of employment. |
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2018-03-02 | Licensing | No violations found *** |
2018-01-29 | 251. 07(6)(k)2. | Health Examination – Children Over Age 2 |
Description: Child 2, who has been enrolled at the center more than 3 months, was missing an initial health examination. |
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2018-01-29 | 251.07(6)(L) | Immunization Documentation |
Description: The center did not maintain a record of immunizations for each child when it was missing for Child 2. |
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2017-10-13 | 251.09(3)(a)7. | Infant & Toddler – Leftover Milk Or Formula |
Description: Left over milk in sippy cups was not discarded after each use. |
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2017-10-13 | 251.05(1)(b) | Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Training |
Description: According to the director, substitute teachers did not have shaken baby syndrome training prior to working. |
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Country Care Preschool, Inc – Care.com Neosho, MO
Country Care Preschool, Inc – Care.com Neosho, MO
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The Country Care Preschool provides a childcare program in Neosho, Missouri. They encourage the children’s holistic growth through play-based and child-centered activities. They also aim to develop the children’s social skills, emotional growth, and physical coordination using a progressive curriculum. The Country Care Preschool welcome toddlers through school-aged children and is open Mondays to Fridays.
In business since: 1983
Total Employees: 11-50
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Monday : |
7:00AM – 5:00AM |
Tuesday : |
7:00AM – 5:00AM |
Wednesday : |
7:00AM – 5:00AM |
Thursday : |
7:00AM – 5:00AM |
Friday : |
7:00AM – 5:00AM |
Saturday : |
Closed |
Sunday : |
Closed |
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Preschool (or Nursery School or Pre-K)
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63
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More and more in today’s world both parents have employment and need suitable day care centers for their children. These early stages in a child’s life are very important to their growth and development. Choosing a good child day care center is vital, one where the adult won’t just plunk your children down in front of a soap opera all day and feed them Top Ramen. You should look for day care centers that provide learning programs and playtime for your child, along with a safe and healthy environment.
There are many different types of day care centers, ranging from basic nurseries to preschools that will provide more of a learning environment for your children. Some day care centers specialize in a specific age range, while others are more open. When you’re contemplating placing your child in a specific day care center, you should visit each one with your child. In this way, you can see how your child reacts to the other children who are there and to the caregiver. You want your child to be happy and comfortable.
While some day care centers provide a greater variety of activities than others, any good day care center is going to encourage positive interaction among all of the children. They will also have rules that promote good behavior, learning, manners, and child development. You certainly don’t want to have to worry that your child is going to develop bad habits from day care.
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When you are considering a day care center, you should look at where it is located and how much it costs. There’s not much sense in putting your son or daughter in daycare so that you can work full time and spending most of what you earn on the day care center’s tuitions and your travel expenses. If that’s the case, you might as well stay home with your child. However, if you do truly need the money, there are usually plenty of day care services available and it shouldn’t be too difficult to find one close by that is reasonably priced.
Different Kinds of Child day Care Centers
While child day care centers are common, there is such a huge demand for this service that there are now quite a variety of options available other than basic day care. These include the following:
- Home child care or family childcare
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- Nursery
Home child care tends to be the most popular option because it is generally more affordable and a smaller environment. While some day care centers are quite large and can provide better early childhood education, it is also more difficult for each child to receive personal attention. Day care centers that are based out of someone’s home are usually more personal and your child can receive more care and nurturing. Most parents want their children to be receiving love and affection, the care that they themselves would give them. They don’t want a day care business that is merely going to make sure that their child is still alive and adequately healthy.
Home child care providers are also more adaptable, generally speaking. This means that if your child likes a certain song sung to them before they take their nap each day, the home care provider is more likely to be willing to do that than someone in a larger day care facility. Most adult home child care providers are parents themselves, making them better able to understand and love your child.
Other Things to Think About
One of the first steps you should take after picking out a family day care center that you think will be suitable for your child is do a little investigating. This can involve talking to the parents of the other children that use the child day care center to see what they think about it. You should also always check to make sure the child care service you are considering is legally licensed to operate in your state. Licensing officials check criminal records and ensure that the child care provider has emergency response training and a safe and healthy environment for the children.
As mentioned earlier, it is a good idea to visit the child day care center that you are considering. You should do this at least a couple of times, and try to go at different times of the day so that you can get a better idea of what kind of schedule they have. This will help you to see how your own child would fit in.
If you are having difficulties finding the appropriate child care environment for your son or daughter, there are some other options. Some people get family and friends to help out, while others hire a nanny. Adult nannies are a good option because they ensure that your child receives personal attention and quality child care. However, this also means that your child will not receive as much social interaction since he or she won’t have other children to play with like in a family day care center.
No matter what option you decide to go with, make sure that you know who you are leaving your child with. Meet them, get to know them, and let your child do the same. Do some research on the internet to make sure that no one has had negative experiences with the day care center you are considering. Check to make sure that they are legally licensed. Once you have done all of this, you can feel more confident and secure in knowing that you have chosen the right day care center for your child.
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Choosing Another Child Care Provider
So you want to switch day care providers for your kids but you don’t know where to start or what to choose among the plethora of options out there in this world. It is fittingly one of the most important decisions of a young parent’s journey due to the fact that a child’s first formative years up until the age of six is critical. It is important for parents to not just consider the monetary impact of these choices but also the emotional, intellectual, and social future impacts the choice of a day care provider will have on their kids in the long term future. So let’s discuss some general tips to consider for the parent and the child to consider when one is looking to switch day care providers within a short time frame.
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Secondly, you need to consider your travel times and distance of day care relative to your work and other important places like the hospital, grocery store, bank, and places that you frequent on a daily basis. Is it near enough that you can get to your child should he/she become ill or need special attention so that the day care center can contact you and arrange a meeting with you the same day if needed.
Furthermore, you need to consider the overall cleanliness and friendliness of the day care center provider. Do not underestimate a clean environment for your kid to play and learn in with other kids. Your kid will enjoy making new friends in a clean and safe environment. Plus you as a parent will enjoy the peace of mind of knowing that your child will not be being home any unwanted germs and diseases into your house. Parents must also consider if there is a dispute over payment and care; how does the management and staff deal with such requests? If there is a lackadaisical approach to your core issues; then that is a bad prelude of things to come concerning your child’s care. Your child will probably feel like he/she is being neglected or not fed on time and will start to complain to you ever so slightly that something is not right. When they do, do not hesitate to take them out of that day care center and find another one immediately.
In a recessionary economy, it is okay and permissible for both parents and kids to demand the best care for their dollar. Make your day care dollar stretch by reading all of the material and brochures and visiting every day center on your list until you find that perfect fit for your child. It’s out there; it is just waiting on you to find it!
Child Care Options for Low Income Families
One of the most frustrating aspects of being a working citizen is not having the ability to afford childcare. The majority of day care facilities charge as much as $300 per week for each child. That amount is difficult for middle-class citizens to pay. Low-income families cannot fathom paying such an expense. Luckily, the government and the various states have developed programs that help low-income families get the childcare they deserve. The following is some information on those programs:
Extended Day Program
The extended day program can assist low-income working parents during the regular school year. Many school districts offer this program. The school keeps children before and after school hours for a small monthly fee. A parent can drop a child off as early as 7:00 a.m. and pick the child up as late as 6:00 p.m. This program is excellent for low-income workers with daytime weekday jobs. The cost is approximately $150 per month for before and after school. The weekly rate is approximately $37.50, which is extremely competitive.
The attendants participate in various activities with the children before and after school. They help the children with their homework so that the parents have less stress when they come home from work. They give the children a full breakfast in the morning program and a snack in the evening program. Parents can opt to pay for the morning program only, the evening program only, or both programs. The evening program is the more expensive of the two because it lasts so many hours after the school releases the children. The evening program is $100 while the morning program is $52.
The Child Care Assistance Program
CCAP is a special program that provides childcare assistance to certain low-income families. People who are collecting TANF are automatically eligible to receive this assistance. Teenage parents who are working on obtaining their educations are also eligible for CCAP. Those who are not collecting TANF can still qualify if they are pursuing education that will improve their work skills and job opportunities. Parents can apply for CCAP assistance with the Department of Children & Family Services. The financial guidelines for qualification are along the lines of a $3,000 per month income threshold for a four-person family. The applicant must have proof of income, social security cards, birth certificates, and immunization records for all children. Application processing can take up to 30 days.
Head Start
Head start is a program for children between the ages of three and five. The program provides childcare services and medical services to the children who qualify. It is funded by the Administration of Children’s Services. The Head Start program covers childcare from 7 a. m. to 5 p.m. Teachers work with the children to fine-tune their social and developmental skills. Those who are interested in the program may apply online. Applicants go on a waitlist until there is an available slot in the program. It is best for an interested person to complete an application as quickly as possible since the wait may be extended.
Child Care Voucher Program
The Child Care Voucher Program is in effect in many states throughout the United States. It provides a subsidy of up to 95 percent of childcare cost to low-income families. Subsidy recipients will choose an eligible provider from the list of licensed providers. They may also select a relative or an in-home provider. The Child Care Voucher Program covers the childcare from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday. This is known as the traditional childcare period. However, the program also covers non-traditional times for parents who work odd shifts. It covers nights, weekends, and evenings.
A wide variety of options is available for low-income childcare. Many stay-at-home moms also run small day care businesses in which they discount their services. There is a way to make working and taking care of your children affordable.
Country Day Academy – SC Child Care Services
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Facility Attributes
Operator:
Kristen Kimbley
Capacity:
117
Facility Hours
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Licensing
Licensing Type & Number:
License#: 25245
Issue Date:
4/9/2021
Expiration Date:
4/9/2023
Call your DSS licensing specialist if you have questions:
DSS Licensing Specialist
Williams, Avis
(843) 953-9780
Facility Review & Complaint Information
(11 records found)
Severity | Inspection Type | Date | Deficiency Type | Resolved |
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High | Complaint | 2/4/2022 |
Direct Supervision |
On Site |
High | Complaint | 2/4/2022 |
Ratios |
On Site |
High | Complaint | 12/8/2021 |
Staff Requirements |
Yes |
High | Review | 11/12/2021 |
Center Definitions |
On Site |
Medium | Review | 11/12/2021 |
Staff Records |
On Site |
High | Complaint | 10/1/2021 |
Center Definitions |
Yes |
High | Complaint | 10/1/2021 |
Ratios |
Yes |
High | Complaint | 10/1/2021 |
Staff Health |
Yes |
High | Complaint | 10/1/2021 |
Discipline and Behavior Management |
On Site |
High | Complaint | 10/1/2021 |
Indoor Space and Conditions – Environmental Hazards |
On Site |
High | Complaint | 10/1/2021 |
63-13-40 Background checks for employment |
Yes |
Inspection Reports
Inspection Type | Date | Report |
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Complaint | 5/20/2022 | View Report |
Review | 4/20/2022 | View Report |
Complaint | 2/9/2022 | View Report |
Complaint | 12/8/2021 | View Report |
Complaint | 10/1/2021 | View Report |
Note on Deficiencies
Deficiencies are listed in broad categories and are available online for 36 months. We encourage you to contact your region office for an explanation of any of the deficiencies, or for additional information about this facility’s compliance. Resolved “On Site” means that a violation was resolved during the Licensing Specialist’s inspection.
Severity Levels
High:
These are the most serious violations of child care regulations and could pose a risk to the health and safety of children. If you would like an explanation of any of the deficiencies, or would like additional information about this facility’s compliance, please contact your regional office.
Medium:
These are significant violations of child care regulations and could negatively impact the health and safety of children. If you would like an explanation of any of the deficiencies, or would like additional information about this facility’s compliance, please contact your regional office.
Low:
These violations are the least likely to impact health and safety, but they still show that a facility is out of compliance with some child care regulations. If you would like an explanation of any of the deficiencies, or would like additional information about this facility’s compliance, please contact your regional office.
Note on Frequency of Inspections
Centers, Group Homes, and Licensed Family Homes::
In 2014, legislation was passed that changed the number of unannounced visits from two per year to one per year in Child Care Centers, Group Child Care Homes, and Licensed Family Child Care Homes. As a result of this new law, you may see a decrease in the number of deficiencies listed on this website for these types of providers. Unannounced visits are still made in response to a complaint, and visits are scheduled with the facility during the re-licensing process, which occurs every two years.
Registered Family Homes:
Most family homes are registered, not licensed. In 2014, legislation was passed that allows Child Care Licensing to make one unannounced visit to these homes each year. As a result of this new law, you may see an increase in the number of deficiencies listed on this website for Registered Family Child Care Homes. Unannounced visits are still made in response to a complaint. Click here for an overview of each facility and the requirements they must meet according to state law.
Child Care & Preschool San Antonio, TX
We Stand For Excellence In Early Education
Trust Over Fifteen Years Of Safety, Love, And Exceptional Care
We Stand For Excellence in Early Education
Trust Over Fifteen Years Of Safety, Community, Love, and Quality Care
Dynamic Playgrounds Take Your Child’s Learning Outdoors
Whether playing on one of our many play structures, the basketball court, tricycle path, or wide-open grassy space, your child will delight in being outdoors every day. We offer five play areas on over half an acre of land to keep your child engaged in learning as they get fresh air and play.
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How a Former Nurse and New Grandma Started This Exemplary Preschool
My first grandbaby is why I opened this school. As a former nurse and new grandma, I quickly saw that there wasn’t the level of safety, love, and quality education we needed for his care. That little boy is now 17 and has recently been inducted into the National Honor Society. We believe in providing the same level of excellent education and care to each family that we would our own.
Caring For Every Child As Though
They Are A Part Of Our Family
Teachers know the name of every child in the school and every parent that comes through our doors. Children run to hug the Director before leaving every day. We want your child to know they are safe and cared for, loved, and respected, which is why we are family-focused and such a close-knit, caring community.
Ensuring Your Child’s Safety
With Fingerprint ID And
Ultramodern School Software
We use biometric software at our academy’s double-door entry so that once inside, parents use the touch screen to check their children in or out. This software gives parents information on their child and their account and allows them to receive messages from staff. We believe every parent deserves the top level of security and daily communication.
Be A Part Of Your Child’s Day
Through The KidReports App
You can connect with your child’s teacher at any point throughout the day with Kid Reports. This app allows for two-way communication and for your child’s teacher to send regular updates on how your child is doing and what they are up to, including sweet pictures and funny videos.
Our Lead Teachers Have Been
With Us since 2004
All of our lead teachers have been with us for over five years, and our infant room lead teacher has been working with us since we opened in 2004. That level of teacher longevity is nearly unheard of in the child care industry. Children feel at home at Country Kids Academy, and the joy in their faces is apparent when they interact with their loving teachers every day.
We Pride Ourselves In Our Country Kids Academy Community
We pride ourselves in the love and strength of Country Kids Academy. We work extremely hard to keep children, and our community, growing. Just as we are proud of the Texan bluebonnet featured in our logo, so are we proud of all the children in our community.
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Gaining All The Skills They Need
With A Personalized Learning Plan
We customize your child’s learning plan and respond to their pace, learning style, and their many daily cues. We follow a research-driven curriculum, Pinnacle®, and when your child is ready, we advance their learning. Custom class plans ensure your child is building all the skills they need for future success.
Encouraging Early Literacy
for Greater Success In Life
Your child learns phonetics and letters to sound out and connect words. Reading to your child daily promotes early literacy, which is linked to success later in life. Pre-reading and writing skills are honed when the time comes to get your child school-ready.
Kids Connect By Sharing Homecooked, Family-Style Meals Every Day
Meals are community time: children and teachers sit together to share their food, family-style. Our on-site chef prepares fresh, wholesome meals and snacks in our nut-free kitchen each day. Children love this time together, to chat, connect, learn manners, and more.
Field Trips Come to Us, Making These Safer And More Fun
Rather than loading kids on the bus and taking them to unfamiliar places, we bring exciting experiences to your child with field trips that come to us. We host members of the zoo, musicians, librarians, and more, and even invite children to watch – from a distance – when a helicopter lands in our parking lot.
The friendly staff and child care experts at Country Kids Academy are excited to help you give your child an exciting child care experience. With field trips, hands-on activities, and captivating lesson plans, you can rest assured that your child will cultivate a love of learning.
At our child care facility in San Antonio, TX, you can enjoy a stress-free experience as we help your child form new friendships with the other children through play. We are excited for you and your child’s visit and are happy to make any accommodations that we can.
While you are running your errands and completing your daily responsibilities, you can have the peace of mind of knowing your child is being well taken care of.
To learn more about our personalized services and our child care facility, give us a call today at (210) 403-2458.
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Demanding Change: Repairing our Child Care System
The pandemic illuminated how indispensable child care is for the well-being and economic security for our children, families and communities, while simultaneously revealing the system’s many shortcomings. Child care has been underfunded for decades, resulting in an inadequate supply of high-quality programs and too many families priced out of the system. Providers can only charge what families can afford, which often translates into near-poverty wages and limited benefits (if any) for early educators. It is no secret that COVID-19 exacerbated these past and present challenges.
The financial strain of the ongoing COVID‑19 pandemic on providers continues to result in more program closures. Years of undervalued work by child care providers has led to staffing shortages across the country. Parents who already had limited options for affordable, high‑quality child care before the pandemic are facing even fewer options today. This, in turn, is keeping parents, particularly mothers, out of the workforce—hindering the country’s economic recovery. Child care currently exists in a precarious state, and our families, children and communities can’t wait any longer for change.
The silver lining throughout these challenges is that attention is finally being paid to the importance of child care to our communities. A groundswell of support among voters and policymakers for continued investments in child care has emerged. This is the result of sharing data collected on the status of child care and amplifying the experiences of providers and families.
After a year and a half of temporary pandemic relief funding solutions, Congress has the opportunity to provide new long-term investments in the Build Back Better Act. We could be at the turning point for a more equitable system of early learning, as the provisions in this historic, proposed legislation will support our families and communities by funding universal preschool for 3‑ and 4‑year‑olds and funding initiatives that increase wages for child care providers while making high‑quality child care accessible for millions of families. Our demands for change have been heard.
Child Care Aware® of America’s (CCAoA) research reiterates what has remained consistent throughout the pandemic– that comprehensive policy change that provides long-term, sustainable solutions is needed to transform child care. Our 2020 report, Picking Up the Pieces, focused on how the COVID‑19 pandemic was affecting child care supply, affordability and quality. Demanding Change follows up on our 2020 report and focuses on four aspects of the child care system and the issues impacting them:
- Supply
- Demand
- Affordability
- Child Care Workforce
Each section of this report features updated child care data gathered from CCAoA’s annual survey of Child Care Resource and Referral agencies (CCR&Rs). The report also features case studies that focus on critical issues facing our country and how they impact the child care system, including equity, COVID‑19, the role of data and the economy.
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CHAPTER 1:
Supply
Prior to COVID-19, the U.S. did not have an adequate supply of high-quality child care spaces. This was particularly true for marginalized and often-overlooked communities. Black and Latino families are more likely to have someone who works a nonstandard hour schedule, and this type of child care is in short supply nationwide.
The pandemic has only made this supply gap worse. Researchers from UCLA found that 296 child care programs had closed in Los Angeles in 2020 – resulting in a loss of nearly 7,500 slots. A study in North Carolina found a 2% decline in child care programs. While this may seem like a negligible amount, it’s important to remember that child care supply was already dwindling before the pandemic began. Even small dips in the supply of child care can have a catastrophic effect on communities, and certain communities have been more affected than others. The Center for American Progress noted that some predominantly Black and Latino communities will continue to fall behind when it comes to child care supply. The pandemic caused the temporary closure of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs, which put a strain on agricultural workers in rural communities. From December 2019 to March 2021, we found a total of 8,899 child care centers closed in 37 states for which we had data. In that same time period, 6,957 licensed family child care (FCC) programs (also known as home-based care) closed in 36 states. This represents a 9% loss in licensed centers and a 10% loss in licensed FCC programs.
In 2020, our Picking Up the Pieces report examined the supply crisis the U.S. faced before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, the child care supply was decreasing. Our annual survey results showed that between 2018 and 2019, 53% of states reported a decline in the number of child care centers. More alarmingly, 79% of states reported a decline in family child care (FCC) providers. When we compare 2018 data to 2020 data, the picture is grimmer. In total, 24 of the 39 states which completed both surveys reported a loss in the number of centers and center-based slots (64%). For family child care, 31 of 37 states reported losses (84%). As of late 2020, some programs were still listed as temporarily closed and may open again. However, many of these providers are permanently closed.
There is no doubt the pandemic exacerbated an already fragile child care system. There are several reasons for the severe and sustained crisis in supply. As we will explore in the Workforce section of this report, child care professionals are leaving the field in droves, and they may not return. Years of low wages and lack of benefits, followed by layoffs due to COVID-19, have resulted in severe staffing shortages for child care programs. Without adequate staffing, child care programs cannot accommodate the number of children that they previously could. Owners and directors of child care programs sometimes must fill in as teachers to meet ratio requirements. Many of them have been barely hanging on financially for years, and when COVID-19 hit, they could not overcome the crisis.
Forging a Path for National Child Care Data
Reliable data support strategic decision-making for improved policies and family choices. Access to timely data empowers parents searching for child care providers that meet their needs and preferences. It enables advocates, policymakers and other change makers to identify critical needs and inequities, generate effective solutions, target policy proposals and investments effectively and subsequently evaluate the effectiveness of investments. Yet, child care data in the U.S. are currently siloed and inconsistently defined across various state, local and non-governmental organizations – making it nearly impossible to get a full picture of the needs and opportunities in our nation’s child care system.
CCAoA has over three decades of experience in gathering, analyzing and presenting data to illustrate inequities and data-informed solutions for child care. We are also leading the field in using digital technology to link disparate information networks and fill knowledge gaps.
In 2019, CCAoA announced our partnership with WorkLife Systems (WLS) to leverage cutting-edge technologies tailored specifically to uplift the work of CCR&Rs. CCAoA’s National Data System powered by WLS is built upon these technologies to collect cross-state provider-level supply and demand data.
Using sharing agreements, common data definitions and transactional interfaces, CCAoA is working together with CCR&Rs to bring these data to life through interactive point-in-time dashboards and advance towards our vision of data interoperability as defined in our recent suite of papers.
This example dashboard features child care supply data from January 23, 2022.
The Issue of Quality
Quality is often left out of discussion about child care supply. This has been especially true during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the focus was on finding child care options for essential workers. As we grapple with the many issues that our child care system is facing, we must not forget that quality matters. Far too many families still do not have access to high-quality child care due to barriers such as expense and lack of slots in these settings. It is not enough to simply count the number of licensed child care slots in a community. The number of slots in high-quality settings is equally, if not more, important. Time and again, research has shown that children who attend high-quality programs have more positive long-term outcomes, such as higher graduation rates from high school, higher income and better physical health and stronger families. Short-term gains were noted by researchers in the U.K., who found that young children who continued to attend child care during the pandemic made more gains in language development and vocabulary growth. This was especially true for children from low-income families. A meta-analysis of 22 studies found that participation in high-quality early care and education can lead to reductions in special education placement and increases in high school graduation rates. Some estimate that for every dollar spent on high-quality child care, there is a 13% return on investment annually.
But what is quality child care?
Among other things: Quality care provides the emotional and academic support children need to be school‑ready by the time they enter kindergarten. From infancy, children need strong social‑emotional connections with responsive caregivers. These interactions can lead to future positive outcomes in academics, interpersonal skills, self‑regulation and motivation.
Quality child care is culturally and linguistically responsive and provided by engaged and caring child care providers. Quality child care nurtures the healthy physical development of children by incorporating physical activity time and developmental screening practices, and uses the most recent food safety guidelines in providing healthy meals and snacks. Ideally, quality child care should be easily accessible for all families, regardless of location or socioeconomic status. However, in many communities, quality child care continues to be out of reach of most families.
States have attempted to define quality measures and 43 states and the District of Columbia currently have a fully operational quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS), with an additional 4 states in the process of piloting these systems. These systems vary considerably across the states in terms of provider participation, measures of quality and financial incentives associated with meeting those measures. In many instances, QRIS serves as a classification structure to provide families with a simple resource to understand the quality of area child care programs. According to the National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, QRIS ratings can be applied to early- and school-age care and education programs that meet a set of defined program standards. QRIS ratings are typically on a three-, four- or five-step scale. In most states, participation in QRIS is voluntary.
The use of QRIS also carries implications around equity. In 2019, the National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance found that in states with voluntary participation policies, around 39% of center-based programs participated in QRIS while only 21% of family child care programs participated. CCAoA annual survey data showed that only three states saw increases in the number of QRIS-participating providers from 2019 to 2020.
National accreditation is another way for child care programs to enhance quality. Accreditation requires child care programs to meet standards beyond minimum state licensing criteria. However, becoming accredited can be a costly and time‑consuming process, especially for FCC providers. CCAoA annual survey data from 2020 showed that only 11% of licensed centers and 2% of licensed FCCs were nationally accredited.
There is evidence that the current QRIS structure is not equitable nationwide. A recent study found that while QRIS participation is higher in communities with higher levels of poverty, it is lower in communities with larger populations of Black families. The Migration Policy Institute outlined barriers that culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) child care educators encounter when seeking information about and resources through QRIS, including the presumption of a certain amount of English proficiency and the financial means to participate in QRIS.
Participation in QRIS requires providers to invest time and money. These barriers can be impossible to overcome among programs that are struggling to stay in business during this chaotic time. Additionally, while states have directed considerable investment to QRIS, research suggests that states’ defined quality measures may only show modest improvements in some child outcomes.
As states gain the resources necessary to expand services to more children and families, CCAoA seeks to assist policymakers, advocates and child care providers in developing more consistent definitions and measures of quality that support child development, affirm parent preference and choice, and provide support and resources for all providers, particularly those that are much less represented in current quality improvement efforts, such as FCC, license-exempt providers and providers of color.
School-Aged Child Care
We know that that the need for before- and after-school care is greater than the available supply. Data from the After School Alliance suggests that nearly 25 million students cannot access after school programs, with availability and expense cited as the primary obstacles to participation. Additionally, 7.7 million children are alone and unsupervised after school. The federal government provides some assistance to help families with school-aged children afford care: the Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG), administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, and the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program (21CCLC), administered by the Department of Education.
Federal child care assistance provided through CCDBG can be used to support care for school-aged children up to the age of 13, primarily through certificates parents can use at the provider of their choice. Preliminary data show that in 2019, 34% of those children benefiting from federal child care assistance were between 6 and 13 years old—roughly 470,000 of the 1.4 million children served. This age group is also the most likely to be served in a home-based setting. 21CCLC provides roughly $1 billion per year for states to support before- and after-school care. States provide support through competitive grants to school districts or community-based organizations focused on improving academic outcomes for those students who need help the most. According to the most recently available data, 21CCLC served 2 million students during the 2016-2017 school year.
States can braid these funds together to maximize supports and services, but both existing funding for CCDBG and 21CCLC are insufficient to meet the care needs for families with school-aged children. That’s why the Build Back Better Act is so important, as it would dramatically increase the amount of funding available for before- and after-school care for school-aged children. The law would shift how states spend CCDBG funding. Beginning in 2025, states would need to spend at least 90% of their funding on care for school-aged children. If current funding levels hold, that means states would have at least $7 billion a year to support care for school-aged children. It will be critical for state and local leaders to collaborate and coordinate these two funding streams, which could be administered by different lead agencies and have different program goals and eligibility requirements. As a next step, policymakers and interested stakeholders should begin planning for this transition in the near term so the millions of unserved families with school-aged children receive this support when these investments become available.
CHAPTER 2:
Demand
How many young children need child care?
During which hours of the day do they need child care?
What are parents looking for when searching for child care programs?
These questions can be difficult to answer, especially without timely data. We at CCAoA are the forefront of identifying, adapting and scaling innovative research techniques and data collection methods to answer these and other questions to better understand the demand for child care across the country.
Prior to COVID‑19, the standard metric for understanding the demand for child care was based on the number of parents in the labor force with children under 6 years of age. The most common quantitative data source has been the latest five-year estimates found in Table B23008 from the American Community Survey.
Using this table to approximate demand or potential parent need, researchers assume that children under age 6 with all parents in the labor force will need licensed child care while their parents are at work. Potential demand metrics like this are useful in quantifying demand because they can be easily incorporated into other analyses to, for example, examine the gap between child care supply and demand in terms of slots.
Ultimately, however, these potential demand analyses do not account for children who may be in the care of family, friends or neighbors who are often unlicensed and may not report child care capacity to CCR&Rs or state licensing agencies. They also assume that parents are working during the same time that child care programs in their ZIP code or county are open and therefore often don’t account for parents who work during the early morning or night nontraditional hour shifts. They also do not account for parents needing care for children with special needs or parents that need temporary care.
By accounting for all children under 6 with parents in the labor force, it is more difficult to account for more specific age ranges that are served by programs in a specific ZIP code or county (such as care specifically for children under 3 years old). This difficulty inspired CCAoA to expand the datasets and analyses we use to understand and convey child care supply and demand for children under 3 years old. For example, in our report entitled Mapping Infant Toddler Supply and Demand, we detail three different methodologies for calculating a demand number for younger children.
Another way to truly understand demand or need for child care is to survey parents. National surveys like the 2019 Early Childhood Program Participation (ECPP) Survey and the 2012 National Study of Early Care and Education (NSECE) provide rich data on the characteristics that are important to parents searching for child care.
According to these studies, almost half of parents with a child under the age of 6 searched for care in the past two years and two‑thirds of this group enrolled their child in a new program. Parents are looking for reliable, available and qualified providers. When they have difficulty finding such providers, they cite cost as the primary reason, followed by lack of slots and then location.
Research shows that there are socioeconomic and racial differences in parent demand for child care characteristics as well. For example, a recent study of parents in Canada found that parents of color in the lowest income categories were more likely to have a strong preference for early education teachers with a bachelor’s degree.
CCAoA is building upon point-in-time data used in these and other reports to provide a fuller picture of needs and trends within child care demand over time. This approach is critical, as parent and child care provider experiences on the ground can change from day to day. The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled such rapid changes and turned our ideas about demand upside down. Health care policy, community spread and public health decisions have dramatically altered the demand for child care of families across the country.
Working parents with children under 6 didn’t or couldn’t send their child to a home or center, priorities for provider characteristics shifted and while child care was important, health and safety trumped all. How do we measure demand in real time?
Case Study: Using Google Analytics to Measure Child Care Demand
While CCAoA and other researchers have benefited from access to reliable and up‑to‑date child care supply data, big-data approaches to analyzing and quantifying child care demand have been limited. Innovative approaches have been developed to augment U.S. Census data with other datasets or models to reflect parental access more accurately. Ultimately, however, as described above, these Census data only represent a potential demand for child care rather than actual quantities of families actively searching for or in need of child care. These analyses are underpinned by the assumption that working parents need care, but that is not always the case.
As with most data metrics, demand for child care fluctuated during and beyond 2020. The COVID‑19 pandemic radically transformed the field, hastening and inflaming an already existing crisis. This evolving landscape of different states’ implementation and rollback of stay‑at‑home orders changed how many parents were at home at any given time.
In addition, both closed programs and the subsequent child care labor shortage upon reopening limited the potential for parents to enroll their children in child care. Given this context, a metric by which we can measure demand more frequently and in a timely manner will only enhance our understanding of the pandemic and its continued effects.
CCAoA sees significant potential in Google Trends as a way to quantify longitudinal child care demand, and we have begun innovating upon and applying this tool in local and state analyses. Google Trends has become a relatively easy and increasingly prevalent method for researchers to access big data on the popularity of topics. In particular, CCAoA was inspired by researchers from Arizona State University who used this tool as part of a larger study examining the impact of COVID-19 and resulting stay-at-home orders on the child care market. This research demonstrates a potential useful framework by which we can quantify child care demand intensity using Google Trends. It can be accessed free of charge and is a wide‑ranging, versatile source.
Demand data is captured in Google Trends using Google Trends Interest Scores (GTIS), which are calculated as measures of search intensity on a range from 0‑100 with 100 always representing the greatest search intensity given the time and geography parameters. A score of 50 demonstrates half the relative search volume as a score of 100. The more searches in the population (e.g., the entire United States), the more reliable a GTIS is. Less populous areas with correspondingly fewer searches from which to sample (e.g., South Dakota) will see more variation in day‑to‑day GTIS when keeping the same geography, time range and search topic consistent. This means that GTIS therefore represents relative demand, not actual demand quantified in number of searches or persons.
CCAoA began using Google Trends in early 2021. We are innovating upon existing applications of this tool by using both its temporal and spatial analysis capacities to understand child care demand trends across time and geography.
So far, we have used this tool to examine demand in three states: Oregon, Minnesota and Texas. For each, we took a daily sample of GTIS for the topic of “child care” for at least 30 days. While Oregon and Minnesota saw sharp spikes in online searches the week of March 15 and sharp dips by the week of April 12, Minnesota’s spike was relatively more pronounced than Oregon’s. Both states saw summer upticks in demand that fell around the time school resumed in the fall. Each state’s data are presented with the 95% confidence interval based on the samples, meaning relative demand could have reasonably been anywhere within these ranges. At the local level, we saw variation across these states as well. With the relative way Google presents its interest scores, these maps demonstrate patterns beyond those that would simply reflect population. In fact, the more urban media markets were often not the ones with the highest relative demand. For example, the Amarillo, Waco and Beaumont markets had relatively higher search interest than Dallas, Austin and Houston for the study period in Texas. Similarly, the Fargo, North Dakota market outpaced its Twin Cities, Minnesota counterpart.
Figures 2, 3 and 4 provide a visual of search intensity for each of these states during the study period. Darker colors indicate more searches for child care. This is a promising introduction into a specific method of using Google Trends to measure demand. CCAoA is building the capacity to scale these data collection methods to study entire areas around the country. We will continue to build on this work to better understand demand for child care. If you would like to learn more about this way of examining child care demand, please contact our Research team.
CHAPTER 3:
Affordability
For years, CCAoA has surveyed CCR&Rs and lead agencies to find out the annual price of child care for various provider types and age groups. And each year, we report that child care continues to be unaffordable for too many families in the U.S. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost to provide child care has increased due to several factors, including fewer children in the classroom or FCC home and the need to purchase health and safety supplies. As we will explore in the Child Care Workforce section, many child care programs are struggling with staffing shortages. This impacts their ability to care for more children. So although there may be fewer staff members on the payroll, child care programs still have to pay their existing staff with less money coming in. Child care programs need a certain number of children in order to make ends meet and pay for staffing and other expenses. The staffing shortages are contributing to a vicious cycle of increased costs. At the same time, many programs cannot raise prices for parents who are already struggling to pay the current price. For FCC programs, there are fewer data available. However, according to a recent survey of child care providers by NAEYC, FCC homes reported higher enrollment rates than centers, but an average daily attendance rate lower than centers. This could indicate that many children in these programs are only attending part-time or sporadically. Fewer children attending full-time is having a dire impact on FCC programs’ bottom lines.
Our analysis found that California was the least‑affordable state for infants incenter‑based settings while Our analysis found that California was the least‑affordable state for infants incenter‑based settings while Washington was the least affordable for infants in FCC settings. On average, a married couple with an infant in California paid 16.7% of income for center‑based care. In Washington, FCC for a married couple with an infant would take up 11.8% of annual income. Please see our Appendices for complete rankings of states by age group and provider type.
The chart below provides a comparison of child care prices to other common household expenses by region. In three out of four regions, the annual price of center‑based child care for an infant exceeds the cost of housing. In all four regions, the annual price of child care exceeds the annual cost of in‑state tuition at a public four‑year university.
Price Versus Cost
CCAoA gathers its child care price data through an annual survey of states, who source this data from its most recent market rate survey or through a database of providers that includes prices. While this is valuable information, these prices do not fully represent the true cost to provide care. As noted by the Bipartisan Policy Center, if programs were to charge families the amount that they needed to run at minimum licensing and safety standards, many families would not be able to afford it. The true cost of offering high-quality child care would be even more out of reach for parents. For example, hiring more classroom teachers to reduce the teacher-child ratio beyond minimum licensing would be very costly for a program. This situation puts child care providers in a situation where they need to find additional sources of funding such as grants or risk operating at a loss.
Simply put, there is a difference between price and cost. The following example illustrates this difference. The Center for American Progress released an updated Cost of Child Care calculator, which estimates the true cost for providers meeting minimum licensing standards and how those costs change when different quality indicators are added. In Delaware, this calculator estimated cost to provide care for an infant in a center meeting basic licensing standards is $1,403 per month (or $16,836 per year). The price reported to CCAoA for an infant in a center in Delaware was $11,761 per year. This difference between estimated cost and price was seen in every state. Either way, the point is the same—child care is unaffordable for most families.
If the Build Back Better Act becomes law, participating states would be required to use a cost estimation model or cost study rather than a market rate survey to establish child care subsidy reimbursement rates. Moving away from market rate surveys toward cost modeling methodologies would ensure that child care providers are getting fairly reimbursed for the valuable education they are providing young children. It will also shed light on the continued need for public investment in child care, which can make child care more affordable for families while allowing providers to remain in business.
National Price Averages
Each year, CCAoA generates state-based rankings by affordability — the amount of median household income it would take to cover the average price of child care in that state. In response to multiple requests for a national price of child care, we have attempted these calculations for the past two years. We report three approaches for child care prices for an infant and a 4-year-old in center-based and family child care homes. We discuss each methodology in more detail below. We have not included school-age prices at this time because of the enormous variability in this dataset across the country.
It is important to understand the following caveats when considering a national average price for child care. Each year, extraordinary efforts are involved in making sure that each state is represented accurately; our team works very closely with CCR&R agency staff to ensure that data is collected as uniformly as possible. However, each state’s child care landscape is nuanced and unique; distinctive differences are lost when attempting to calculate a national average. We generally do not recommend using a national average of child care prices, and particularly not as a standard of comparison with any state’s average prices of child care.
Despite these reservations, we are reporting these price estimates in response to demand for a national average. We developed three methodologies that take into account such factors as number of slots by age group and number of programs, which could affect the price of child care in states. An explanation of each methodology, along with calculations are below.
What is the Takeaway?
When examining the overall average of each methodology (both provider types, infant and age 4), we are left with a national annual average price of around $10,174. Without the context explained above, this does not mean much, particularly in a child care landscape that varies so dramatically from state to state.
However, if you take those figures and compare them to the national median income for married couples with children under 18, you can determine it would take more than 10% of household income to cover the child care prices for one child. That is well above the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommendation that the price of child care be no more than 7% of household income. For a single parent, this would be 35% of household income.
CHILD CARE PRICES AND INFLATION
To provide additional context for increasing child care prices, a comparison to rates of inflation is useful. The table below shows that for the past two years, the price of child care has exceeded the annual inflation rate. In 2019, child care prices exceeded the inflation rate slightly (0.12%). However, in 2020, these prices exceeded annual inflation by nearly 4%. Families already struggling to afford child care are finding that it is more expensive than ever, and their wages are not keeping pace with price increases.
Source: National average price calculations based on CCAoA annual survey data
**Inflation Rate Source
CHAPTER 4:
Child Care Workforce
The child care workforce is facing its biggest crisis yet. In May 2018, the average wage for a child care professional in a center was $11.83 per hour, or $24,610 per year. By May 2020, wages had barely moved, with a child care professional in a center earning an average of $12.24 or $25,460 annually. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the number of child care professionals in centers dropped from 564,630 to 494,360. A study from Louisiana found that those who worked in private child care programs were more likely to leave the sector entirely compared to those who taught in public pre-K or Head Start programs. Infant and toddler teachers are also more likely to leave the field entirely when compared to those who taught preschool-age children. Family child care (FCC) providers face their own set of challenges that may contribute to leaving the field. In a recent study, FCC providers described feelings of isolation and being underpaid. They often find taking time off for family issues is especially challenging as they do not have substitute staff. Finally, these providers described the stress associated with playing multiple roles in their programs (educator, accountant, custodian, nutritionist, nurse, social worker, etc.). Child care professionals from all settings are underpaid and rarely get the respect they deserve.
COVID-19 only worsened these existing challenges. There is growing evidence that the child care workforce will continue to shrink due to the stresses brought on by COVID-19. Over 370,000 child care professionals were laid off or lost their jobs in the early days of the pandemic. The child care workforce has only recovered to 84% of pre-pandemic levels – from 1.03 million in November 2019 to 867,200 in December 2020. Although demand for child care is growing as parents return to work, child care staffing shortages are preventing programs from caring for more children. In July 2021, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) released updated results from its survey of child care providers. Four out of five center-based survey respondents reported that they are experiencing staffing shortages. Furthermore, 83% of respondents from minority-owned programs and 88% of respondents working in programs that serve families needing financial assistance reported staffing shortages. These shortages result in longer waitlists, reduced operating hours and fewer children served.
Case Study: RAPID-CC Survey
Since April 2020, the University of Oregon has been surveying families with children under age 6 twice per month in order to understand how they are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. The RAPID-EC survey has provided valuable insights into the challenges that families are facing and how they are coping with this pandemic. In May 2021, the team created RAPID-CC, a similar survey for child care providers. A national sample of child care providers is asked to complete the survey every two weeks. The initial findings of the RAPID-CC survey were published in July 2021. Some key findings are:
- Around 33% of child care providers reported suffering a material hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. These hardships could be related to food, housing or utilities.
- The researchers found that child care providers who reported more material hardships were more likely to report mental distress.
- One in four child care providers surveyed reported that they work more than one job.
The RAPID-CC team will continue to recruit child care providers for this survey in order to get a better understanding of how they are coping in these unprecedented times. CCAoA is proud to partner with the University of Oregon to assist with their recruitment efforts. The university has generously allowed CCAoA to have access to its preliminary datasets. Hearing what child care educators have to say and understanding their struggles is crucial for any child care policy to be successful. One question from the RAPID-CC survey asks: What would you like your elected officials or other policymakers (for example, U.S. Congress, state and local leaders) to know about how your family is doing or what you need during this time? Because this is a longitudinal survey, respondents may have answered this question multiple times over the course of several months. To avoid skewing the results, we only included one comment per respondent. This resulted in a total of 1,556 comments.
During our review of comments, we identified seven key themes that child care providers touched on the most. These themes are listed below, along with examples.
The table below provides a summary of how many respondent comments aligned with each of the themes that we identified.
For most of these themes, no significant differences were found between center-based and FCC providers. For example, the same percentages of both provider types made comments that aligned with the “Respect” theme (28% each). The only major difference was in the theme of staffing. Center-based providers were more likely than FCC providers to identify staffing as an issue (16% versus 4%). This is unsurprising, as FCC providers are less likely to hire staff for their programs.
These results clearly indicate that child care providers are struggling immensely. They want their legislators to know how hard they worked throughout the pandemic, often with no recognition or significant assistance. They fear for the future of their programs and their families’ livelihoods. They are crying out for help and we need to listen. Child care providers deserve a living wage and access to benefits such as health insurance and paid time off. They are responsible for molding the minds of the youngest and most vulnerable members of our society. Many of them have years of experience, along with degrees in early childhood education. Yet, they are often considered merely “babysitters” who are underpaid and disrespected.
Without them, our economy would suffer tremendously. Child care is essential for working families to continue paying the bills. Businesses need child care in order to retain its workforce and continue to earn profits. State and local governments, along with the federal government, need child care for the economy to recover. Most importantly, child care is essential to our young children. The educational, social and emotional foundations that they receive from child care programs can set the trajectory for their future success – in school and in life. It’s time to stop paying lip service to the child care workforce and start giving them the financial and emotional support they need in order to get America’s future off to a great start.
CONCLUSION
While the child care system endured many challenges this past year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the passage of the Build Back Better Act would bring historic new federal investments and the promise of change for families and providers across the country.
For decades, child care has remained unaffordable and inaccessible for too many American families. Those responsible for providing child care and early education to young children have been undervalued as demonstrated by continued low wages and lack of benefits. As a result, more and more are leaving the field entirely, exacerbating an existing staffing crisis nationwide. The much‑needed assistance from the federal government in the form of the CARES Act, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, and the ARP Act was a critical first step for the system to recover from the challenges brought on by COVID-19.
However, the Build Back Better Act would address the fact that families and providers across the country need a substantial and lasting transformation to both the child care and early learning system. Now is the time to get to work and repair our child care system so that it works for all families.
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90,000 reviews, photo, productivity, characteristics of the variety
Content
- 1 Description of the Tomata variety village
- 1. 1 Description of the Fruits
- 2 Description of village tomatoes
- 2.1 Plus and minuses
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- 3 Rules for growing
- 9000 3.1 sowing sowing seeds for seedlings
- 3.1.1 Preparation of containers and soil
- 3.1.2 Preparation of seeds
- 3.1.3 Sowing seeds and caring for seedlings
- 3.1.4 Picking and hardening
- 3.2 Transplation of seedlings
- 3.3 Care for tomatoes
- 3.3.1 Watering
- 3.3.2 Foreigning
- 3.3.3 Stepsoning
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TOMENSKY VIDEREN famous for its large fruits and unusual colors. The Russians have just begun to get acquainted with the new variety, and seeds are rarely found on sale, in specialized stores. But those who have planted tomatoes of the Derevensky variety from the Partner company at least once are not going to abandon the variety.
Description of the tomato variety Derevensky
Tomatoes Derevensky are determinant varieties. The height of the bushes reaches 1.5 m. Tomatoes are distinguished by a powerful and thick stem. The leaves are dark green, densely arranged on the stems. To obtain a decent harvest, it is necessary to form bushes in 2-3 stems.
Rural tomato variety, late-ripening, mass ripening begins 125-140 days after germination. The plant is thermophilic, it is recommended to grow in open ground in the southern regions. In the rest of Russia, it is better to use protected ground.
Attention! The Rustic hybrid is beef-tomatoes (which means large-fruited). Inflorescences begin to be laid above the 6th leaf, the next ones are formed after 2-3 leaves. Brushes can be simple or semi-complex.
Description of fruits
Variety Derevensky can be identified by flat-round fruits, the weight of which ranges from 300 to 600 g. Although tomatoes weighing about 900 g sometimes grow. The color of ripe tomatoes is yellow-orange, red stripes over the entire surface, starting at the top and diverging throughout the fruit.
When cut, the flesh is orange, acidity and sweetness are balanced. If we talk about the aroma, then it has fruity notes. There are few seed chambers.
Fleshy fruits look great in fresh salads, they are used to prepare tomato juice, pasta. But preserving Rural tomatoes for the winter will not work, since the fruits are too large. But a salad of tomato slices with onions for the winter is amazing.
Characteristics of Village Tomatoes
Tomato variety Village – high-yielding. On one bush, up to 45 large fruits are most often formed. About 6 kg of sweet tomatoes are harvested from the bush. If the fate is that when landing on 1 square. m planted 3-4 bushes, then the yield is really amazing. Such results can be achieved if you follow the rules of agricultural technology.
Attention! Keep in mind that plants do not like excessive watering.
Rural tomatoes are resistant to many crop diseases. But it is not always possible to avoid late blight, spotting, which can significantly reduce the yield and quality of fruits. That is why it is recommended to treat the soil before planting with fungicides and spray the bushes in the open field or in the greenhouse with preparations:
- “Ridomil Gold”;
- Fitosporin;
- Quadris.
Moths, cicadas, aphids can be eliminated with special insecticides.
Pros and cons
Every cultivated plant has its advantages and disadvantages. But when creating new varieties, breeders try to give plants the best qualities.
Advantages of the Derevensky tomato variety:
- Large-fruited, the possibility of obtaining a large number of fruits for making juices and tomato paste.
- Consistent yield.
- Excellent taste.
- Firm fruits, do not crack or leak during transportation.
- Good disease and pest resistance.
Unfortunately, the breeders failed to completely avoid the shortcomings. The tomato variety Derevensky also has them:
- Plant care is a bit complicated, since, in addition to normalized watering, it is necessary to deal with pinching and top dressing.
- High soil moisture causes fruit cracking.
- Unable to preserve whole tomatoes.
Growing rules
According to gardeners, no special agrotechnical norms are required when growing Derevensky tomatoes, except for watering regulation and timely top dressing. This is due to the fact that each bush quickly selects nutrients from the soil.
Sowing seeds for seedlings
As a rule, tomatoes of the Derevensky variety are grown through seedlings. This is due to the late ripening of the fruit. The seedling method of growing is especially important for gardeners living in the zone of drawn farming.
Preparation of containers and soil
Containers, individual cups can be used for sowing. If the containers are not used for the first time, then they are pre-washed well, then poured over with boiling water.
The soil can be taken from the garden, adding humus, compost, wood ash to it, or you can use ready-made soil. To avoid damage to plants by a black leg or other fungal diseases, any soil is watered with boiling water with the addition of a few crystals of potassium permanganate.
Tip! It is advisable to prepare the soil for sowing tomatoes in a week so that beneficial microorganisms begin to develop in it.
Seed preparation
Seeds also need to be prepared:
- They can be soaked in a 1% potassium permanganate solution for 20 minutes. Then rinse in clean water.
- Use “Fitosporin” for soaking according to the instructions.
- The soaked seed is slightly dried before sowing.
Sowing seeds and caring for seedlings
Before starting work:
- Lightly moisten the soil with a spray bottle with water at room temperature, then make furrows no more than 1-2 cm deep at a distance of 3-4 cm. did not interfere with each other. After sowing, the containers are covered with glass or film and cleaned in a room with good lighting and temperatures up to +23 degrees.
- Before germination, check the moisture content of the top layer of the soil, if necessary, spray with a spray gun so as not to wash the seeds.
- When the first hooks appear, the shelter is removed, the container is placed in a room with a temperature of 16-18 degrees for 1-2 days, but with good lighting. This will avoid pulling the seedlings.
After watering, the soil surface should be loosened to a shallow depth (no more than 0.5 cm). During the growth of seedlings, the soil should not be allowed to dry to a depth of 1 cm, otherwise the root system will slow down its development, and, consequently, the plant will form unevenly.
Picking and hardening
If the seedlings are grown in separate cups, they do not need to dive. As a rule, in this case, 2-3 seeds are planted in a container. When 2-3 true leaves appear on the Derevensky tomato, weak and underdeveloped plants are pulled out, leaving only strong ones. After that, the surface is loosened, and fresh soil is added to the cotyledon leaves.
When growing seedlings in shared containers, each plant should be transplanted into separate cups. The soil is prepared in the same way as before sowing seeds, and it is not recommended to change the composition. Soil is poured into the glasses, a hole is made in the center and the plant is inserted into it. Planting depth – to the cotyledon leaves.
Attention! Before picking, the container is well watered so that the root system is not damaged when picking seedlings.
Transplanting seedlings
The timing of planting in open or protected ground depends on the region of cultivation. In any case, they are guided by weather conditions. It’s easier with a greenhouse, but Derevensky tomatoes are planted outside after the threat of a return of spring frosts has disappeared. For 2 weeks, the seedlings are hardened, the plants are taken out of the house.
Before planting, the soil is dug up, compost, humus and wood ash are added. The wells are filled with hot water with potassium permanganate.
For 1 sq. m it is recommended to plant 3-4 bushes of tomatoes of this variety. In this case, the plants will have enough space for development. Water the plants immediately after planting.
Tomato care
Further care of the Derevensky tomato variety is practically no different from the cultivation technique. Activities are reduced to watering, fertilizing, loosening.
Watering
Tomato bushes of the Derevensky variety should be watered regularly, preventing the soil from drying out, but marshy conditions should not be allowed. Particular attention should be paid to watering during the period of filling and ripening of fruits. Excessive soil moisture can lead to cracking of tomatoes.
Irrigation requires warm settled water. It is necessary to irrigate the bushes only at the root, avoiding soaking the leaves and fruits, which can provoke diseases. Watering should be accompanied by loosening.
Top dressing
You need to be careful with the top dressing of the Derevensky variety. After 2 weeks, it is recommended to feed the plantings with saltpeter: per 1 sq. m – 80-100 g. In the future, organic fertilizers are applied: the tomato bushes are watered with an infusion of green grass, mullein, but before the tomatoes are poured.
Important! You need to feed Rural tomato bushes on moist soil.
Pinching and tying
Tall tomatoes of the Derevenskiye variety require mandatory tying, and not only stems, but also tassels, as the fruits can cut them off. Plants are grown in 2-3 stems, all other stepchildren need to be pinched at a height of 1-2 cm.
Conclusion
Rural tomato is a profitable crop variety. A high and stable yield will allow you to get the right amount of fruit. If the cottage is far away, then transportation will not cause any special difficulties. Tomatoes will be delivered to the place safe and sound.
Reviews
Sergei Andreevich Makushev, 46 years old, Krasnovodsk.
I saw in the store the seeds of a new variety of tomatoes – Rural. Germination was good, seedlings grew strong with powerful stems. I planted some of the plants on the street, and a few tomatoes in the greenhouse. Harvest pleased. True, in the greenhouse it was a little higher. Variety tomatoes are surprisingly tasty, sweet, almost without sourness. We prepared a lot of tomato juice and pasta for the winter. I will never refuse village tomatoes.
Semyon Vasilyevich Pazdyshev, 33 years old, Irkutsk region.
I have a special relationship with large-fruited tomatoes: my mother always grew them. I have had the Rural variety for 4 years now. During this time there were no problems. The plants practically did not get sick, perhaps because I carry out preventive treatments. I love tomatoes for the taste. From them we prepare salads, tomato juice, which my children really like. For the winter, the wife makes several jars of an unusually tasty tomato salad with onions.
Victoria Vladimirovna Evseeva, 50 years old, Smolensk region.
I have been growing tomatoes of the Derevensky variety for several years in open ground. The first years were all good. But last year the summer turned out to be rainy, and the bushes were struck by phytophthora. I had to do several treatments. Part of the crop was lost. But, despite this, next year I will still plant a few bushes of Derevensky tomatoes.
reviews, crop photos, variety description, features of planting and growing hybrid
Tomato hybrid Derevensky F1: reviews, description of a productive large-fruited variety, planting and cultivation
Tomatoes, like cucumbers, are the most popular vegetable crops grown by Russian vegetable growers in garden beds or in greenhouse conditions.
Some vegetable growers grow proven varieties of tomatoes from season to season, but some summer residents like to experiment – they annually plant part of the plot with new varieties with an unusual shape or color of fruits, but at the same time they are distinguished by good yield, disease resistance and many other positive characteristics.
One of the interesting new tomato varieties is Village tomato F1 . Its main feature is the unusual color of ripe fruits. On sale, seeds of this variety are still infrequent, as the variety was bred recently. But those vegetable growers who have already grown the Derevensky tomato hybrid in their gardens have managed to appreciate all the advantages of the variety and plant it regularly.
Contents of the article:
The history of the creation of variety
The main characteristics and description of the tomato variety Derevensky
The productivity of the variety
Diseases and pests
Values of the variety
Agricultural technique of growing tomato
Landing for seedlings
Seedlings
Plant transplant
Further care of tomatoes
Reviews of those who raised the Tomata of the village 9000 9005 F1 is represented by the Partner agricultural company, which is the originator of the variety, and also distributes the seed material of this tomato. Tomato Derevensky was created in 2018, the breeders of the Partner company have been working on its breeding for 3 years.
The variety is recommended for cultivation in open ground in the southern regions of Russia, as it is thermophilic. In other regions, it is recommended to grow it in film greenhouses or greenhouses.
Photo of the hybrid Derevensky F1
Main characteristics and description of the variety
The tomato hybrid Derevensky belongs to the determinant type, therefore the growth of its shoots is limited – a racemose inflorescence is formed at the top of the central stem, limiting further upward development.
The height of the erect central shoot is up to 1.4-1.5 m, the bushes are powerful and strong, the shoots grow the same way, as they must withstand the weight of the ripening crop. The stems are well leafy, the foliage is medium in size, of a typical shape for tomatoes, of a dark emerald hue.
Rustic Tomato F1 requires the obligatory formation of bushes and obligatory stem tying. Usually, when growing a tomato hybrid Rustic, it is formed into 2-3 shoots. This variety needs a garter, since at the same time a large number of fruits ripen on the bush, under the weight of which even thick and powerful shoots can break.
Tomato Derevensky is classified as a late-ripening variety – from the moment of germination of the seed material to the collection of ripe fruits, 3-3.5 months pass . Planting this tomato in open ground is carried out in the southern regions of Russia, and in colder regions, it is better to plant seedlings of Derevensky tomato seedlings in film greenhouses or a greenhouse, since the hybrid does not tolerate cool weather.
Important! The tomato variety Derevensky is classified as beef-tomato, which means large-fruited.
The first inflorescences are formed after 6 true leaves, the next – every 2-3 leaves. Inflorescences are racemose, and more than 7 ovaries can form in each brush.
Tomatoes of this variety are flat-round in shape, the weight of the fruits of the Derevensky tomato can be from 300 to 600 g . But the first tomatoes with good care can weigh up to 1 kg. The color of ripe tomatoes is original, orange with a yellow tint, thin red stripes diverge from the base over the entire surface of the fruit.
Rustic tomato. Compact and very productive variety – video
Derevensky fruits are fleshy with excellent taste – sweet with slight sourness . And in the aroma of ripe tomatoes there are fruity notes. The number of seed chambers in the fruit is no more than 5. The color of the ripe pulp is orange.
Fleshy, delicious tomatoes are used in salads and make delicious tomato juice or paste. But they are not entirely used in preparations due to the large size of the fruit. Many housewives preserve tomatoes of this variety with slices of onions.
Varieties of tomatoes resistant to diseases
The fruits are quite dense with a strong smooth skin, therefore they are well tolerated by transportation over different distances, they can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks without losing their presentation and taste.
Productivity of tomato Derevensky
This variety is characterized by high productivity – usually 40-45 large fruits are formed on each bush, as a result, at least 5.5-6.5 kg of ripe products are harvested from each bush . And on each square of the area, it is recommended to plant up to 4 bushes of Village tomatoes. Therefore, the yield of a variety from 1 m2 is considered high.
A VERY BIG TOMATO! RURAL F1 – video
But vegetable growers usually achieve such a yield if they follow all the rules for caring for this hybrid.
Diseases and pests
Tomato hybrid Derevensky is distinguished by good resistance to most diseases characteristic of other varieties of nightshade crops. However, resistance to late blight and spotting is below average. Therefore, experts recommend treating the soil before planting the Derevensky hybrid with fungicidal preparations.
Shrubs should be treated with solutions of the following products:
- Ridomil Gold;
- Phytosporin;
- Quadris.
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Pests that can damage these tomatoes are:
- MOL;
- cicadas;
- aphid.
- ripe fruits – large and fleshy, perfect for making and preserving tomato juice, paste and sauces;
- fruiting – stable;
- high yield per 1 m2;
- great taste of ripe tomatoes;
- the skin is dense and strong, so the harvested crop tolerates transportation well, the fruits are not prone to cracking, they do not leak during transportation;
- resistance to a number of diseases – high.
- this hybrid requires appropriate care – compliance with the irrigation regime, regular fertilizing, constant removal of stepchildren;
- you need to monitor the soil moisture, if it is high, then the tomatoes begin to crack;
- Whole fruit canning is not possible due to their large size.
- Description of the variety and description of the fruits
- Plants and Features
- Stability to diseases and pests of
- DPRESS and Disadvantages
- Reviews about the Tomata rustic agricultural firm “Partner” – a powerful compact densely leafy plant up to 1. 5 m high with strong stems. The first flower brush is laid over the sixth leaf, 5-8 ovaries are formed in each bunch.
According to the characteristics and description of the producer variety, Derevensky is a typical beef tomato with large red fruits, dense pulp and thin glossy skin (see photo).
Red-orange flesh on the cut does not have white veins, it is distinguished by a small number of seed chambers. The taste of tomato is sweet with fruity sourness, with a pronounced tomato aroma, which is rare for a hybrid.
Fruits without a green spot on the stalk, firmly attached to the branch, do not fall off when ripe. Tomatoes of the Derevensky variety do not crumple and do not flow during transportation, they can be stored for more than a month.
Tomato is good fresh, for making sandwiches. From the fruits, tomato products of rich color and taste are obtained.
The best qualities of the Derevensky hybrid appear when grown in polycarbonate greenhouses, the shelter material allows you to avoid sudden temperature fluctuations.
Up to 40-50 large fruits can be obtained from each bush. The first tomatoes weigh more than 500 g, some specimens reach a weight of 800-900 g.
Throughout the season, the variety retains large fruit, only the last harvest has less than 300 g. Productivity with proper agricultural technology reaches 30 kg per square meter. m.
In the open field, a plentiful harvest can be obtained only in hot summer conditions and in the southern regions of Russia.
Attention! The variety is sensitive to temperature changes, does not tolerate prolonged cold snaps below 18 ° C.
Planting dates and care features
Rural tomato has a long growing season. In order for the first fruits to begin to ripen in mid-summer, seeds for seedlings should be sown at the end of February. At this time of the year, the daylight hours are still short, young seedlings need additional illumination with phytolamps or fluorescent lamps.
Seedlings ready for planting in the greenhouse should be stocky with 6-7 dark green true leaves.
Quality seedlings are obtained by hardening tomatoes for two weeks with a gradual increase in the time spent on the balcony or in the greenhouse.
Peculiarities of agricultural technology of culture:
- The variety is powerful, but not sprawling, per 1 square. m planted 4-5 plants. The highest yield is achieved when the tomato is formed into 2-3 stems.
- After planting, the seedlings are immediately tied to a trellis or a strong stake is stuck that can withstand the weight of a bountiful harvest.
- The first feeding is carried out 14 days after planting in the ground. Ammonium nitrate is applied in the amount of 35 g under the bush. Further feeding is carried out every 2 weeks with fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium.
- Village Tomatoes do not tolerate drying of the top layer of soil, excessive waterlogging can lead to cracking of the fruit. The culture needs normal watering every 3-4 days with warm settled water.
- Tomatoes are regularly weeded and loosened superficially, avoiding damage to the root system. Mulching tomatoes solves the problem of weed growth, keeps the soil surface moist.
- Variety Derevensky needs regular pinching. The thickening of the bush leads to a decrease in yield, provokes the development of diseases.
Important! Not only stems, but also tomato brushes need a garter. The load on each bunch is more than 1.5 kg, the brushes can break off under the weight of the crop.
Disease and pest resistance
Village tomato is resistant to most bacterial and viral pathogens. Given the extended period of fruiting, preventive treatments are needed from tomato phytophthora and brown spot, the spores of which can persist in greenhouse soil for more than a year.
The onset of the disease can be provoked by cold rainy weather, sudden changes in temperature, watering plants with cold water.
There are no varieties with 100% late blight resistance. Brown spot (cladosporiosis) does not lead to the death of the bushes, but significantly reduces the yield.
Fungicides for scheduled treatments:
- Radomil Gold;
- “Quadris”;
- “Ordan”.
Note! Spraying plants with Fitosporin and Alirin-B biopreparations based on soil bacteria Bacillus subtilis serves as a prevention of fungal diseases, restores soil microflora, and reduces the level of nitrates in fruits by 25-40%.
When aphids, cicadas, whiteflies appear on the bushes, spray the culture with an insecticide. Phytoparasites not only weaken the plant, feeding on its juice, but also serve as carriers of viral diseases, sooty fungus.
Advantages and disadvantages
Hybrid Village F1 has a number of advantages:
- refers to large-fruited tomato varieties;
- gives consistently high yields;
- excellent taste and aroma of fruits;
- few seed chambers;
- good seed germination;
- handles shipping well;
- is disease resistant.
Weaknesses:
- growing a hybrid requires certain skills;
- tomato in timely watering, pinching, garter;
- possible cracking of fruits in conditions of high humidity;
- variety Derevensky does not like sudden changes in temperature.
Help! Hybrid seeds cannot be used as planting material, they do not retain varietal qualities.
Reviews of the tomato Derevensky
Marina 38 years old, Vladimir region:
This year, on the advice of friends, I planted several bushes of the Derevensky hybrid in a greenhouse. Tomato steadfastly endured the July cold snap. In August, the variety showed itself in all its glory. The branches were bent under the weight of large tomatoes, the foliage was almost invisible. September was warm, tomatoes continued to bear fruit until it got colder. Yielding, tasty tomato. I will definitely plant next year.
Valery 35 years old, Rybinsk:
Planting the Village F1 tomato for the second year in a row, the results do not disappoint us. This summer I planted several plants in open ground, but the bushes quickly fell ill in rainy weather before they had time to give the crop. In the greenhouse I shoot record harvests. My sons love these tomato burgers. Rustic is ideal for slicing: thin skin, fleshy firm flesh, sweet fruit flavor and tomato aroma. I advise everyone to try.
Igor 57 years old Suzdal:
I think that the Rustic hybrid should be planted only by those who have enough time to care for tomatoes. A decent harvest is obtained only if all the rules of cultivation are observed. The tomato needs fertile soil and top dressing, likes daily airing of the greenhouse, every 3-4 days it has to be stepson. In the summer we live in the country, with careful care, the Village really bears fruit very abundantly.
The opinions of those who planted tomatoes indicate that the Village tomato deserves interest, despite the difficulties in care. This unique hybrid makes every gardener’s dream come true: it produces a record-breaking harvest of beautiful, high-tasting tomatoes.
Department specialists provide answers to frequently asked questions about the right to increase pension for rural experience
- Are all residents of rural areas entitled to a pension supplement?
Answer. The supplement to the pension is established for those citizens who:
– receive an insurance pension for old age or disability;
– live in rural areas;
– have at least 30 calendar years of work in agriculture;
– do not work.
- Is it possible to keep the allowance for “rural” experience in case of moving to a new place of residence outside the countryside?
Reply. An increased fixed payment to the insurance pension is established for the entire period of residence in the village. When citizens move to a new place of residence outside the countryside, the pension supplement is not paid.
- Will the “rural” supplement to the pension remain when moving from the countryside of one region to the countryside of another region of the Russian Federation?
Answer. Yes, as the place of residence remains in the countryside.
- Is it possible to establish an increase in the fixed payment for the “rural” experience at the actual place of residence of the pensioner and how is this fact confirmed?
Answer. Yes. The supplement to the pension for the villagers is established both at the place of residence of the citizen, and at the place of stay, as well as at the place of actual residence.
The place of actual residence of a citizen of the Russian Federation in a rural area is confirmed by his personal application, which is submitted annually to the territorial body of the Pension Fund or a multifunctional center for the provision of state and municipal services at the place of his actual residence in the village. The application is submitted before the expiration of 12 months from the month in which the previous application was submitted. Annual confirmation of the place of actual residence is not required in case of receiving a pension through a postal service organization or another organization engaged in the delivery of a pension.
- What kind of work in rural areas is included in the length of service to establish an increase in the fixed payment to the pension? What conditions are necessary to include periods of work in the “rural” experience?
Answer. The “rural” experience does not include any work that was carried out in the countryside. The length of service for the “rural” pension supplement includes work in agricultural organizations on the territory of the Russian Federation (until 01/01/1992 – on the territory of the union republics of the former USSR) in professions and positions provided for by the List approved by the Government of the Russian Federation (Decree of 29.11.2018 No. 1440), subject to employment in the production of “Crop production”, “Livestock” or “Fish farming”.
The List includes the main professions (positions) of agriculture, for example, “agronomist”, “agrotechnician”, “veterinarian”, “tractor operator”, “animal technician”, “fish farmer” and others.
Work in professions (positions) not listed in the List (such as “cook”, “accountant”, “kindergarten nanny” and others) cannot be counted in the “rural” experience.
Periods of work in collective farms, at machine and tractor stations, at inter-collective farm enterprises, in state farms, peasant (farm) farms, agricultural artels, which were carried out on the territory of the former RSFSR until 01/01/1992 are included in the “rural” experience, regardless of the name of the profession, specialty and position held.
- Are periods of childcare included in the “rural” experience?
Answer. Yes, the “rural” experience includes periods of care of one of the parents for each child until he reaches the age of one and a half years, but not more than 6 years in total. At the same time, the indicated periods of child care must take place during the period of work according to the List approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.
- Can the period of work at a state farm located in the regions of the Far North be counted as “rural” experience on a preferential basis?
Answer. The calculation of work experience in agriculture is carried out only in calendar order.
- Are periods of work in agricultural organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan after 01.01.1992 included in the “rural” experience to establish an increase in the fixed payment to the insurance pension?
Answer. As a general rule, the “rural” experience includes periods of work on the territory of the Russian Federation.
The specified length of service may include periods of work that were performed on the territory of the USSR before 01/01/1992, subject to employment at work, in industries, professions and positions provided for by the List approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.
- Can periods of work in agricultural organizations located in the city be included in the length of service giving the right to increase the fixed payment to the insurance pension for villagers?
Answer. Yes, periods of work in agricultural organizations located in the city (for example, in a poultry farm) can be included in the “rural” experience. At the same time, in order to establish a “rural” allowance, all conditions must be met (including the residence of a pensioner in a rural area).
- Is it possible to increase the pension for working at the state farm as a milkmaid for a total of 29 years 11 months 3 days?
Reply. No. An increased fixed payment is established for persons who have worked for at least 30 calendar years in agriculture.
- How long does it take to recalculate the amount of pension for “rural” experience for village residents who have acquired the right to increase the fixed payment as of December 31, 2018?
Answer. For residents of the village who have the right to increase the fixed payment for a long “rural” experience as of December 31, 2018, the recalculation was carried out from January 1, 2019.
Citizens have the right at any time to provide additional documents confirming the “rural” experience until 12/31/2018.
In this case, when applying by 31.12.2019, the recalculation of the pension for “rural experience” will be carried out from 01.01.2019. If the application is received after 12/31/2019, then the “rural” allowance will be set from the 1st day of the month following the month of application.
12. Will the amount of the pension be revised if the pensioner completed the required length of “rural” experience (30 years)? Is it necessary to apply in this case?
Answer. Yes. If a citizen completes the required length of service in agriculture (30 years), then the size of the fixed payment to the insurance pension will be revised upwards. To recalculate the amount of the pension, you must apply to the territorial body of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation or a multifunctional center for the provision of state and municipal services. The specified recalculation will be carried out from the 1st day of the month following the month of circulation.
In a similar manner, if the necessary conditions are met, the amount of the pension is recalculated, taking into account the “rural” allowance in case of moving from the city to the village and (or) leaving work (upon application from the next month).
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Balalaika. User manual
Varieties of balalaikas
There are two types of balalaikas: academic and traditional. View number 1: academic balalaika. This is a tool for professional musicians. Nylon strings are installed on such a balalaika. There is a fixed setting for this tool. For training, you need a fairly long time, a musical tutorial or a music school. View number 2: traditional balalaika. This is a tool for independent amateur music making. Metal strings are installed on such a balalaika. It has many different types of settings. You can learn the simplest game on such a balalaika in the shortest possible time. There is also a group of traditional balalaikas with a number of strings from 4 to 6. Their feature is the doubling of the first, second or all three strings of the balalaika, which makes the sound softer and spillier.
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Balalaika tuning
In different regions of Russia, there are different ways of folk tunings of the balalaika. The most popular varieties are guitar (Russian), balalaika and minor scales. In addition to folk tunings, there is a standard academic tuning for professional musicians – fourth (Andreev) E E A. In total, more than ten ways to tune the balalaika are known. The peculiarity of tuning the traditional balalaika is as follows: the height of the instrument can be different, the main thing is to observe the prescribed intervals.
Guitar tuning (Russian, folk, country)
Setting. The first string must be tuned to any convenient pitch (for a voice, for another musical instrument, etc.) and the rest of the strings must be tuned to it. To do this, hold down the middle string on the third fret and, with the help of pulling up, achieve unison with the open first string. Then, holding the third string on the fourth fret, build with an open middle. After tuning, the balalaika should produce a slender and peppy major chord. One of the most common names for this tuning is guitar tuning. Most likely this happened due to the coincidence of the tuning with the first three strings of the Russian seven-string guitar, common in Russia. This is the most popular folk way of tuning the balalaika today.
Guitar tuning options:
D F# A (high)
C E G (low)
Balalaika system (old, two-ton, simple)
Setting. Having adjusted the first string to any convenient height (for a voice, for another musical instrument, etc.), we adjust the rest of the strings. To do this, we clamp the middle string at the fifth fret and, by pulling it up, tune it in unison with the first string. We do the same with the third string. It turns out two strings of the same sound and one, the highest, tuned higher by 5 frets. This is one of the most ancient ways of tuning the balalaika. Until the beginning of the 20th century, this system was the most common among the people. It is still popular with village musicians in a number of regions of Russia.
Balalaika options:
E E A (high)
D D G (low)
Rare settings (regional, popular in some regions of Russia)
Along with the popular balalaika tunings, there are rare ones used in some regions of Russia. Many musicians skillfully use several types of tuning in their practice at once. This allows you to find interesting melodic moves and add brightness to the musical repertoire.
Examples of rare settings:1. Minor – D F A / A C F
2. Discord – D E G
3. Reverse – E G CTwin string tuning
Some musicians use multi-string models of balalaikas in their practice: 4-, 5- and 6-strings. For such balalaikas with paired (double) strings, there are two tuning options. Option 1 – paired strings are tuned in unison to each other. Option 2 – paired strings are tuned into an octave between each other. Choosing the second option, one of the paired strings of a larger diameter should be installed.
Filly – stand for strings
To achieve the exact tuning of the balalaika, it is necessary to adjust the scale (the length of the working part of the string) of the instrument. To do this, it is necessary to place the filly (stand) at a distance of 435-450 mm from the saddle, depending on the size of the scale of the instrument. For additional stability, it is recommended to rub the base of the filly with violin rosin.
Features of the installation of the filly. The use of different types of balalaika tuning requires different placement of the filly. Practice shows that when using metal strings, a slight shift of the filly back, towards the back (by 0.5-1 mm) is often required. When playing in guitar tuning (or other tuning adjusted to an open chord), the filly is set a little obliquely, so that the part of the filly with the lowest string is slightly shifted back (2-3 mm), towards the back. This allows you to compensate for the natural error of the scale. When playing in the balalaika tuning, this shift is not so significant.
Setup help
To fine-tune the balalaika, you can use a tuner, mobile application, synthesizer, guitar, harmonica, tuning fork or other instrument that can orient to a comfortable sound pitch. If you don’t have the right tool at hand, use your intuition and a little patience.
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Balalaika strings
Academic balalaika: sets of two synthetic strings (nylon or carbon) and one steel string are used. Permissible deviations in the diameters of the strings are within 0.01-0.03 mm – this depends on the requirements of the performer himself and the acoustic features of the balalaika. Some players produce special sanding of synthetic strings. Guideline for string diameters 1.0-1.0-0.3 mm.
Traditional balalaika: metal strings are used. The choice of string diameter depends on the type of instrument tuning. Chord tunings (guitar, minor, violin, etc.) require strings of three different diameters. Two-voice tunings (balalaika, gypsy, etc.) require strings of two different diameters. Guideline for string diameters .014-.012-.010 inches.
More about strings for traditional balalaika
Different ways of tuning the balalaika require different sets of strings. Chord tunings (major, minor) require three different string diameters. Two-part tunings (fourths, fifths, etc.) require two different string diameters. A characteristic pattern is as follows: the lower the balalaika’s tuning, the larger the diameters of the strings. For example, the popular C E G (C E G) tuning requires a set of relatively large diameter strings (e.g. .016-.013-.011 inches). Conversely, the higher the balalaika’s pitch, the smaller the diameter. If these simple rules are not observed, the performer may experience significant inconvenience when playing, and the instrument may lose its brightness. Note that some performers use all strings of the same diameter for all types of tuning – this is typical for peasant music. Some players choose strings based on their playing style, for example, when playing softly, they use relatively thin string diameters.
Balalaika String Care
Balalaika strings, like the strings of any other musical instrument, require regular maintenance. Before use, it is recommended to wipe new strings with a cleaning liquid (alcohol-containing solution). With frequent use, it is necessary to constantly wipe the strings, because. the brightness of the sound of the instrument directly depends on this. Periodically, it is necessary to change the strings for new ones, because. during operation, the inevitable deformation of the string occurs (stretching, calibration violation, oxidation, etc.), which in turn leads to the effect of a “floating” uncertain tuning and dull sound.
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Balalaika device
Balalaika consists of more than 70 parts. In different production practices and artisan traditions, they have different names. The presented diagram lists the most commonly used names of parts and structural elements of a traditional balalaika.
The internal structural elements of the balalaika are indicated in various professional publications dedicated to the manufacture of plucked musical instruments – in reference books, textbooks, teaching aids, etc.
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Balalaika Care Features
Despite the fact that the balalaika is a strong and unpretentious instrument, when playing one way or another, there are signs of active exploitation. The most common phenomenon is the pollution of the toe – the place where the fingers strike the strings. To eliminate such traces, it is recommended to use special products in the form of polishes and cleaning products for the care of musical instruments. In case of severe pollution, you can use folk remedies – vodka or household gasoline “galosh”. Balalaika, like any young lady, loves cosmetic procedures and care products allow her not only to remain attractive, but also not to lose the right sound. With a long break in use, it is necessary to loosen the tension of the strings. To prevent malfunctions of the peg mechanism, it is recommended to lubricate it regularly and to pull all screw connections. To store the balalaika, it is recommended to use a case or wardrobe trunk. You should not store the balalaika on the windowsill, on the stove, in the hallway, in the attic, in the garage, in the trunk of a car and on the balcony. You can not leave the balalaika near the heating appliances. More details about the rules of care can be found in the general section Operation.________________
History of the balalaika
brief historical background
Balalaika is the oldest and most recognizable Russian musical instrument. The balalaika became widespread in the era of Muscovite Russia, continuing the traditions of the ancient Russian stringed plucked instrument – domra. The balalaika was invented and spread by the Russian people at the turn of the 16th-17th centuries. The word “balalaika” has a common Slavic root stem bal- (*b h ā) – an onomatopoeic form with the meaning “to talk, chat” (in East Slavic dialects also – “to joke”), as in the words balamut, balabol, balagur, balakar, etc. directly indicates the main purpose of this musical instrument – to entertain and support a person in a good state of mind, not to let him lose heart. The word balalaika itself was first mentioned in Moscow chronicles of the 17th century (1688). In the following centuries, the balalaika becomes the most popular and frequently mentioned Russian musical instrument in written, visual and oral folklore sources.
The usual appearance of the balalaika was formed over several centuries. The image and design of the instrument were created on the basis of the Russian traditions of the production of plucked instruments (primarily domerny traditions) that had developed by the end of the 16th century. An important role in this process was played by constant observations of the musical culture of Asian and, later, European neighbors. Initially, the balalaika had a semicircular body and a relatively long neck, but by the turn of the 17th-18th centuries, a variant of the balalaika with characteristic triangular outlines had become widespread. Many regional manufacturing traditions led to the fact that until the end of the 19th century, several varieties of balalaikas existed among the people – from rare small instruments with an oval body to the most popular samples with a triangular body and a long neck. The number of strings in the balalaika was also different – from two to six. Balalaika was widespread mainly among the peasant and urban artisan population. In addition, there are cases of the use of the balalaika in the circles of the highest Russian nobility, in particular, at the court of Peter I, Catherine II, Paul I, as well as in the culture of the petty nobility, the service class, commoners, etc. The popularity of this instrument turned out to be the widest and not weakened until the second half of the 20th century.
At the end of the 19th century, the balalaika was significantly reworked by a team of researchers, musicians and musical masters, headed by the creator of folk orchestral music Vasily Andreev, and began to be used by professional performers as a stage instrument. These actions contributed to an additional growth in the popularity of the balalaika. As a result, the updated design of the balalaika was fixed in musical and industrial practice and has survived to this day in this form. At the beginning of the 20th century, the balalaika was divided into two varieties: academic (professional) and traditional (folk, rural). This division continues to this day. The village environment has its own culture of balalaika performance, and the stage musicians have their own culture. The professional environment has developed its own type of balalaika of a special design with an extended scale, a unified fourth tuning, nylon strings and its own concert repertoire. Playing the academic balalaika requires the performer to have knowledge of musical notation and mastery of a wide range of sound production techniques. In turn, artel (factory) production balalaikas became widespread among the people. They differ from professional balalaikas in fewer frets, use of metal strings, many tuning options, and music that is transmitted from person to person without the help of musical scores. To master this type of balalaika, you need a minimum amount of time and no knowledge of musical literacy is required.
These “harmful” beetles should be dealt with by treating the vegetable crop with appropriate insecticidal preparations.
Advantages of the variety
The main positive qualities of the Derevensky hybrid include:
Photo of a tomato Derevensky in a section
Of the shortcomings of the Derevensky variety, it should be noted:
Agrotechnics of growing tomato Derevensky
This variety is usually grown in seedlings. At the same time, it is possible to obtain a crop earlier than the period indicated in the description of the hybrid.
Vegetable growers also grow Derevensky through seedlings in regions with a short summer period so that the entire crop has time to ripen before the onset of cold weather.
Agrotechnics of growing tomatoes – video
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Planting seedlings
Seed material can be planted in containers – low, but wide and long enough, or just a couple of seeds in separate cups to avoid future picks. If planting containers are used to grow seedlings annually, they should be disinfected with a weak solution of potassium permanganate before planting.
Rural soil for planting tomatoes can be purchased at a specialized store – for growing seedlings of vegetable crops, or you can cook it yourself. For this, an equal amount of garden soil, humus and compost is taken, wood ash is added, everything is thoroughly mixed. To disinfect the soil prepared at home, you need to spill it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Important! Since this tomato is a hybrid, it is useless to collect seed material from plants, as grown plants will not have parental qualities. Therefore, for planting, you will have to purchase seeds annually in specialized stores.
Pre-sowing preparation of seeds purchased in the store is carried out by the manufacturer, so before planting the seed material, it is enough to soak it for faster germination.
The prepared soil is laid out in containers, moistened and grooves are made 1.5 cm deep at a distance of 3.5 cm from each other.
Seeds should preferably be placed in furrows at a distance of 2.5 cm from each other. After planting, the containers are covered with polyethylene and placed in warm, bright rooms for germination.
Containers should be periodically ventilated and moistened with a spray bottle before the seeds germinate.
After germination, the polyethylene is removed, and the containers are transferred to a bright room with an air temperature of about 15-17 degrees Celsius for two days.
The soil in the containers must be constantly moist, otherwise the tomato roots will develop more slowly.
Tomato seedling picking
Tomato seedling picking is carried out only if it was planted in large containers. Tomato seedlings are ready for this procedure when at least 2 true leaves appear on them. At the same time, weak seedlings are removed.
Seedlings dive in separate containers, the composition of the soil in the cups should be the same as in the containers. When transplanting, seedlings should be buried to the cotyledon leaves.
Transplanting to a permanent place
Approximately a couple of weeks before transplanting the seedlings of the village tomato to a permanent place, it should be hardened off. To do this, containers with seedlings are taken out into the fresh air – at first for a short time, but gradually increasing the time the plants stay outside.
Healthy seedlings should be transplanted to garden beds when the threat of return spring frosts has passed.
The beds for planting Derevensky tomatoes are prepared in advance: they dig up, apply organic fertilizers and wood ash.
No more than 4 plants should be planted on each square of the area. Seedlings should be watered immediately after planting.
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Further care of the Derevensky tomato
Caring for the Derevensky hybrid bushes is no different from caring for other tomato varieties: observing the irrigation regime, loosening the soil and regular top dressing.
Care of TOMATOES. First IMPORTANT steps – video
Important! Watering is carried out as the soil dries up, the main thing is to prevent stagnation of moisture in the soil. Excessive watering is especially dangerous during the ripening period of fruits – they can crack due to the high moisture content in the soil.
After each watering, it is recommended to loosen the tree trunks while simultaneously removing weeds.
Top dressing of tomatoes
A couple of weeks after transplanting seedlings to a permanent place, this vegetable crop should be fed with saltpeter. At the same time, no more than 90-95 g of the drug should be applied to each square of the area.
During the summer season, this hybrid is fed with organic matter – greenfinch solution, mullein. The last top dressing is carried out before the end of fruit ripening.
Important! All top dressing for tomatoes is carried out after watering.
Top dressing of tomatoes!
How to fertilize tomato seedlings, bushes after transplantation and during the fruiting period
Village tomato F1: reviews of those who grew
Olga, 50 years old, Volgograd region:
Most of the beds are planted with different varieties of garden tomatoes. I plant the Rural hybrid specifically for further processing – I prepare tomato juice, lecho and tomato paste for the winter. The yield of this variety is high, so I have enough of such blanks for the whole winter.
Elena, 48 years old, Chelyabinsk region:
The climate in our region is unpredictable, so I grow all vegetable crops only in greenhouses and greenhouses. I regularly plant at least one bed with a new variety of tomatoes. Last season I planted a novelty – a tomato hybrid Derevensky. I liked the variety – the care is the same as for other varieties, only it should be carefully watered and fertilized regularly (at least once every couple of weeks). The yield of the variety is high – from one square I collect up to 25 kg of ripe fruits. My family members really like these tomatoes in salads, as well as in preparations – I cook delicious lecho and sauces for the winter.
Derevensky tomato hybrid is one of the most productive late-ripening tomato varieties. The harvested crop is well tolerated by transportation over any distance, it can be used fresh for food. And also prepare tomato juice, pasta or sauces.
Tomato Derevensky – characteristics and description of the variety, photo, yield, cultivation, reviews, video
Village tomato is a relatively new hybrid that has managed to win the sympathy of gardeners. The combination of a unique yield, attractive color and excellent taste of the fruit arouses interest in the culture among those who like to grow tomatoes in the open field or in a greenhouse. To get a decent harvest, you need to work hard, but the results are worth the effort.
Description of the variety and description of the fruits
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