Changing COVID rules put strain on child care providers, families

Shifting day care rules and the delayed arrival of a vaccine for kids under 5 are putting a heavy load on child care providers.

By Stephanie Kim
Day care center holding hands
Day care employees motion for cars to halt as they walk across a North Side street. With no vaccine yet available for children under 5, child care owners are feeling stressed. Chicago Sun-Times
Day care center holding hands
Day care employees motion for cars to halt as they walk across a North Side street. With no vaccine yet available for children under 5, child care owners are feeling stressed. Chicago Sun-Times

Changing COVID rules put strain on child care providers, families

Shifting day care rules and the delayed arrival of a vaccine for kids under 5 are putting a heavy load on child care providers.

By Stephanie Kim
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Cases in Illinois are slowly rising again, and a vaccine for kids under 5 is still on the way. What does this mean for child care providers and parents of young children?

Reset checks in with a day care center operator in Hyde Park to learn more about how the pandemic is affecting child care providers and families in the Chicago area.

GUESTS: Peg Dunne Pavelec, owner of Little Inspirations