Being cooped up at home can take a toll on anyone. Add small children to the scenario and “sheltering in place” could create a whole new level of cabin fever. But stir craziness can be tempered with both structure and daily doses of creative activity. The current springtime weather provides the perfect reason to get […]
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Massachusetts schools closed through April; cases top 1800, 4 more deaths
BOSTON (WPRI) — All schools and non-emergency child care programs in Massachusetts will remain closed through the month of April as the number of COVID-19 cases in the state continues to climb. The Mass. Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Wednesday afternoon that the state now has 1,838 COVID-19 cases — up from 1,159 on […]
Parents still paying for daycare centers that are closed during coronavirus pandemic
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Daycare and childcare facilities across the state have shut down to stop the spread of Covid-19. Meanwhile, News4 found parents are still having to pay for childcare they aren’t receiving. Like so many, Laura Bass is now working from home with her sweet boys Atticus and Bhodi. Her office and her […]
26 daycares to be set up near state’s 26 hospitals for frontline healthcare workers
HARTFORD, Conn. — The state Office of Early Childhood says they have a plan to make sure frontline healthcare workers can focus on doing their job. It’s called ‘Project 26.’ Commissioner Beth Bye told FOX61 that both staff and children would be screened to make sure they are healthy before they go inside. Parents won’t […]
Teachers Spread Positivity to Students During Coronavirus Shutdowns
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are in need of a little positivity. Pine Bush Elementary teachers hit the road in Guilderland on Tuesday to spread love and comfort to their students. “We’re used to spending six hours a day together. We have a very strong community. We have very strong […]
Schools scramble to provide food, childcare, online learning following shut-down
School districts on the North Shore shifted to distance learning last week in response to state-mandated school shut-downs due to the coronavirus outbreak and began offering grab-and-go meals to students. All public and private kindergarten through 12th-grade schools in New York State will be closed until April 1 in an effort to slow the spread […]
Why didn’t Shelton tell parents about a school bus aide’s arrest?
SHELTON — A preschool parent said she is outraged that she was not told immediately that a bus aide was arrested two weeks ago while her son and other 3- and 4-year-old special needs students were being driven home from school. The aide, Linda Frances Cummings, 49, of Seymour, was arrested at 4:50 p.m. March […]
Public’s Help Sought in Riverside Daycare Molestation Investigation
A 73-year-old Riverside daycare operator accused of molesting three children under his supervision over several years may be responsible for additional assaults, and authorities Tuesday asked for anyone with information to come forward. David Diaz was arrested and charged last week with 11 counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a minor. Diaz made his […]
Elmhurst mayor uses emergency powers to allow temporary daycare center for hospital employees
Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley, using emergency powers the city council granted to handle issues arising from the coronavirus, issued executive orders Monday to help healthcare workers with childcare and to make life easier for residents and businesses. Morley’s order cleared the way for Elmhurst Hospital to establish a temporary child daycare facility for its employees, […]
Work continues to connect families to daycare
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN) – The Child Care Resource Network in Buffalo has been busy assisting families with daycare needs during the coronavirus pandemic. “We are trying to identify the child care providers that are open and have slots,” Kim Suminski, the Chief Executive Director at CCRN, said. “We are working really hard with the county to […]