Thursday, December 4, 2025
Subscribe
Search
HomePodcastLISTEN: Long waiting lists, rising costs, and fewer providers lead to a...

LISTEN: Long waiting lists, rising costs, and fewer providers lead to a regional childcare desert

Podcast

Published on

Matt Wyatt

In this episode, Matt talks to Jackie Firmin (NH ECI Policy & Advocacy Director and Cora-Lynn Hoppe (Executive Director, Rochester Childcare Center) about regional childcare deserts, long waiting lists to enroll, rising costs, underpaid teachers and providers, and what childcare advocates are doing around the state to address the problems.

Click here to listen.

The Rochester Post Podcast is available on all major platforms including Apple, Google, Spotify, and more. Click here to subscribe or to listen to past episodes.

Latest Posts

Downtown

Downtown Parking Ban in Effect Overnight December 4–5

A Downtown Parking Ban will be in effect from Thursday, December 4, 2025, at...
Community

Monarch School of New England Hosts Employer Appreciation Breakfast to Celebrate Work-Based Learning Partners

Monarch School of New England welcomed its dedicated work-based learning partners on Thursday, November...
Municipal

Mayor-Elect Chuck Grassie Appears on WMUR’s CloseUp, Emphasizes Importance of Public Engagement

Last week, Mayor-elect Chuck Grassie appeared on WMUR's CloseUp, hosted by Adam Sexton, to...
Arts & Culture

Spaulding High School Artists Showcase Their Work During Festival of Trees

A message from Jen Daly, Spaulding High School Art Teacher/Great Bay Adjunct: This fall, the...

More like this

Community

Monarch School of New England Hosts Employer Appreciation Breakfast to Celebrate Work-Based Learning Partners

Monarch School of New England welcomed its dedicated work-based learning partners on Thursday, November...
Municipal

Mayor-Elect Chuck Grassie Appears on WMUR’s CloseUp, Emphasizes Importance of Public Engagement

Last week, Mayor-elect Chuck Grassie appeared on WMUR's CloseUp, hosted by Adam Sexton, to...
Arts & Culture

Spaulding High School Artists Showcase Their Work During Festival of Trees

A message from Jen Daly, Spaulding High School Art Teacher/Great Bay Adjunct: This fall, the...

The Rochester Post is operated by the Public Information and Community Engagement Office for the City of Rochester, New Hampshire. The purpose of the website is to serve as an aggregate for municipal press releases, community happenings, public meetings and hearings, and regional news from the State of NH. The posts are available to readers at no cost, with no required subscription. The mission of The Rochester Post is to raise awareness, make public information easily accessible, and to encourage Rochester citizens to get involved in their community and municipal government.

©2020-2025 City of Rochester, New Hampshire