Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the state Center for Disease Control & Prevention, said that four positive cases were reported at Otter Brook Child Care.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville Youth Center, MSAD 49, Fairfield eye community center for child care
Alfond Youth has already launched programs for Waterville and Winslow students and is making arrangements with Fairfield and SAD 49 to secure a facility in hopes that the state comes through with funding for all three programs.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Augusta child care program adds full-time school-year care amid pandemic
The program aims to help working parents who need a safe place for their kids to go when they’d normally be in school, as Augusta’s reopening plan splits students into groups attending some days of the week.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Head Start urges Maine’s senators to OK $1.7 billion in emergency relief
The preschool program has served families throughout the pandemic. Now it needs help keeping our most at-risk children safe.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Child care essential for families to go back to work, students to go back to school
For Maine’s reopening to succeed, providers should be supported in a way that reflects their importance.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Pandemic makes it ‘a scary time’ for child care industry in Maine
A survey done by an advocacy group shows that two-thirds of child care facilities in the state are losing money, and more federal help is being sought.
Posted inLocal & State, News
As workplaces reopen, Maine parents scramble for child care made scarce by pandemic
Twenty percent of Maine’s licensed child care programs are closed and some will never reopen, leaving parents looking desperately for slots that were in short supply even before the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
While some Maine businesses reopen, parents struggle to find safe child care
With schools closed and roughly 50% of child care centers open, some families have struggled to find a safe place that will care for their children.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Child care centers and essential workers with kids get federal help during pandemic
Maine has received nearly $11 million in federal money to support essential workers and child-care providers during the pandemic.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Early education a matter of national security
High-quality child care is crucial for the success of young children, and military readiness.