New York Times

Despite widespread closures of just about everything because of the Covid-19 pandemic, many day care facilities remain open around the United States — either for all children or just for children of essential workers.

Regulations for child care facilities vary by state, said Dr. Lynette Fraga, Ph.D., executive director of Child Care Aware of America, a nonprofit advocacy group. And like everything else related to Covid-19, rules are evolving rapidly. “It’s really changing, sometimes hourly,” Dr. Fraga said.

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Dr. Lynette Fraga with Child Care Aware of America shares some statistics and support for child care for essential employees.

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Associated Press

With schools and many day care centers closed, states, local governments and philanthropists are scrambling to free up parents who are medical workers, emergency responders and others needed on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

“We have historically not had the infrastructure and supply of child care available to families at an affordable cost prior to the pandemic,” said Lynette Fraga, executive director of advocacy group Child Care Aware of America. For essential workers, she said: “The inability to find that care is exacerbated as the result of the times we find ourselves in.”

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