Keeping Ontario’s child-care centres open during the worsening third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will require significant safety enhancements, including priority vaccine access for childhood educators, say workers and advocates in the sector.
Child-care advocates warning 3rd wave daycare closures inevitable
by Michael Ranger
Posted Apr 13, 2021 6:08 am EDT
Children s backpacks and shoes are seen at a CEFA (Core Education and Fine Arts) Early Learning daycare franchise, in Langley, B.C., on Tuesday May 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Parents of school-aged children have already learned, they’ll be juggling working from home, and supervising online learning next week as schools are ordered closed amid the third wave of COVID-19 infections in Ontario.
But pre-schools and daycare centres still remain open, prompting concerns for the safety of both children and staff with community spread at a pandemic high.