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Child care crunch hampers workforce ELLSWORTH In the May 20 edition of The American, there were at least 119 jobs listed in the classified section. According to the child care listing accessed via the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) website, families looking for child care in Ellsworth will find nine openings between two providers.  The scramble for employers to find workers is caused by a myriad of factors, and the lack of available child care is proving to be one of them, according to Betsey Grant, owner of Tiny Tikes Daycare in Trenton. Grant notes that available child care in the state has been a scarcity since before the pandemic but the global shutdown caused by the coronavirus has created new challenges while highlighting existing issues for child-care centers and in-home daycares.

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