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Last summer, LAist gave cameras to 12 child care providers, educators, and caregivers to document their lives during the pandemic. The cohort is a diverse slice of preschool teachers, family child care providers, nannies, and grandparents from across Southern California.
They absorb tears and trauma with a smile. They answer kids’ endless questions and meet shouts of “Look at me!” with loving patience. They are essential, now more than ever.
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Child care was labeled essential during the coronavirus pandemic, but preschool teachers, family child care providers, relatives and nannies have long been doing the critical work of helping young kids grow and thrive.
Last summer, Southern California Public Radio, home to 89.3 KPCC FM and LAist.com, gave cameras to 12 early learning and care providers and asked them to document their lives.
Collectively, if you add up all their experience, they’ve been caring for children for close to 150 years. These images are a window into child care providers’ vast and varied roles as educators, nurses, social workers, cooks and even janitors and how they’ve adapted to the pandemic.