INNISFIL, ONT. Licensed child care workers and early childhood educators are next to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario. Cheryl Peyton with Little Star Child Care said they were busy making a game plan. We re having a staff meeting via ZOOM tonight, and they are all getting their instructions to do it tomorrow. Peyton said they had waited long enough to qualify for the shot. It s about time. We ve been considered an essential service since we opened in 2020. It gives us a sense of relief to know that we have some barrier against COVID. Troy Chatten has one child in daycare and one at home. The father of two said he s relieved child care workers would be vaccinated. It s a huge safety concern [and] a relief for us. We ve actually kept our son home for a couple of weeks because of the numbers rising. We ve seen a bit of a curve, so we sent him back. It s a piece of mind knowing they re going to be vaccinated and safe for everybody.