With another round of virtual learning for students, some are trying to help make things more interesting. The kids are getting the chance to connect with some special guest speakers over Zoom, and so far, it s been a big hit.
OTTAWA Ontario is offering vaccine eligibility to early childhood educators and staff of licensed daycare centres starting Thursday and the expansion is being applauded as many daycares have remained an essential service for families throughout the pandemic. Amanda Sinclair and her husband Kyle, have two children. Five-year-old Cooper is in Kindergarten, from home, and two-year-old Owen, attends daycare. “I do work from home which is fortunate but you can’t work with a two-year-old in the house,” says Amanda. “My husband works out of the home he owns a construction company so he does need to leave the home but he does take the precautions.”
OTTAWA Early childhood educators are essential workers who are often faced with potentially large classrooms of unmasked children, where physical distancing is nearly impossible. Yet many remain unable to receive a vaccine. Delara Zamani is a resident physician with the Ottawa Hospital, her husband Hadi Toeg is a cardiac surgeon with The Heart Institute. The pair has two children, ages three and four. Throughout the pandemic the family has relied on their childcare centre. They feel the employees who work at childcare settings should have vaccine priority. “Daycare providers have been forgotten,” says Zamani. “They show up every day and not only put their lives at risk, their family members lives at risk as well, so we really need to as a community advocate for these daycare providers.”