The Pittsburgh Citizen

Among other logistical detours and headaches popping up in the wake of the G-20 summit, parents of Pittsburgh Public School children are faced with keeping them busy while schools are closed.

Vanessa Wade, a programming assistant at the Urban Redevelopment Authority, has a granddaughter who attends Manchester Academy charter school. Her granddaughter, who turns 11 on September 23, really has nowhere to go. “Everyone in my family works, and nobody will be able to watch her for two days”, said Mrs. Wade.

In addition to dealing with the closing of schools in Pittsburgh, many parents cannot afford to take the day off to watch their children or pay for a sitter. But many daycare centers in the City of Pittsburgh know their services will be needed, and have prepared for it. According to Ms. Wade, “One daycare in the city is willing to charge $25 dollars a day to watch her grandchild”, but some are not happy about this added expense, “This will be a complete monetary inconvenience for me to send my granddaughter to daycare," Genevieve Besenyi, who also works at the URA.