Some essential workers have tough decisions to make because their kids can't do schoolwork at their daycare centres. Daycare operators say a better solution is needed.
More N.L. children get the OK for daycare, but providers, parents ask: where was the preparation?
The province has tweaked its child-care policies under Alert Level 5 after complaints and concerns that school-age children of essential workers need somewhere to go during the day.
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Posted: Feb 16, 2021 2:59 PM NT | Last Updated: February 16
Shanda Slipp can now put her daughters Alice, 7, and Evie, 5, into daycare full time as she continues working as a doctor in Corner Brook.(Submitted by Shanda Slipp)
School-age children of essential workers can now spend full days in daycare as the provincial government has tweaked eligibility for regulated child-care services under Alert Level 5 following concerns raised by parents and providers.