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Reopening ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Brings Looming Childcare Crisis

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Daycares have continued to stay open throughout the quarantine, but many parents have opted to keep their children at home. When ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø starts to open up this week and more parents head back to work, many will need childcare. This hour, how are daycares taking care of kids in a pandemic? 

Later, going to camp can be the highlight of any child’s summer. How will ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø summer camps operate this season? Coming up, Beth Bye, the state’s Early Childhood Commissioner joins us. What questions do you have about sending your child to daycare or summer camp? We want to hear from you.

GUESTS:

  • Commissioner Beth Bye - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Office of Early Childhood ()
  • Keith Garbart - Camp Director at Winding Trails 
  • Elissha Park - Preschool teacher at Educational Playcare
Lucy leads ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's strategies to deeply connect and build collaborations with community-focused organizations across the state.
Tess is a senior producer for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø news-talk show Where We Live. She enjoys hiking ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's many trails and little peaks, knitting, gardening and writing in her journal.

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SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

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