"Chimnaz Shahbazzade was relieved to secure a last-minute spot in a community-based childcare program for her daughter yesterday morning, as the San Francisco educators' strike continued with no end date in sight. It means she will have someone minding her 5-year-old for the foreseeable future. With public schools closed, the single mother, who works full-time as a lawyer, had no choice but to bring her daughter to work on Monday. "It was really, really difficult for me to take care of my child," Shahbazzade said, adding that with her daughter around, she did not get much work done."
"Kim Chau, who works from home, has kept her 5-year-old daughter with her while her 9-year-old son attends his afterschool program, which was expanded to cover daytime hours during the strike. Still, it's been challenging. "I'm definitely like, maybe only 40 percent productive," she said. Should the strike last, "that would be really stressful in terms of just having to pay for that extra childcare," she said."
Public schools are closed due to a San Francisco educators' strike that began Monday and has no end date, affecting about 50,000 students. Parents are scrambling to arrange childcare; some secured last-minute community-based spots while others brought children to work or kept them at home. Working parents report reduced productivity and financial pressure, since some cannot afford extra childcare or lost work tied to project completion. The Department of Early Childhood is providing free temporary care for some under-fives, and community organizations have stepped in to expand daytime coverage during the strike. Negotiations between the union and the school district are ongoing.
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