Why is it that Target and Walmart are offering part-time Holiday help more than day cares will pay their teachers?

Average child care teacher pay is around $12/Hr while Target is offering $15/Hr this holiday season! Something seems wrong with this logic!

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YourMomsSecretCrush · M

i have worked part time at target for 12 years...... believe me, they gonna make folks earn that money. if they keep you on after the holidays, you wont get many hours after that. they cut hours way back after the holidays. you can usually get 30 hrs or so during the holidays though, and more if you pick online orders.

FigNewton

@YourMomsSecretCrush I appreciate that those hired by Target and pretty much every place requires hard work. I'm not doubting that at all. But the fact that teachers...especially daycare teachers are grossly underpaid is my biggest complaint. As a result, much like MorbidCynic has suggested, many are leaving the business to take jobs elsewhere....and I don't blame them one bit. But then people complain about the quality of daycare providers and teachers....it's because they pay bottom of the barrel and get the same level of people as "teachers". It's a shame.

YourMomsSecretCrush · M

@FigNewton yep, they are definitely underpaid. they would have far less turnover if the money was better, for sure.