The 21st Show

Child Care, Pre-K, and COVID-19

 
A hiring sign is seen outside of a daycare building in Glenview, Ill., Saturday, May 22, 2021. Illinois ranks 41st for the lowest unemployment rate in the nation.

A hiring sign is seen outside of a daycare building in Glenview, Ill., Saturday, May 22, 2021. Illinois ranks 41st for the lowest unemployment rate in the nation. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Day care has been a struggle throughout the pandemic — from safety concerns to a shortage of workers. The 21st was joined by three leaders who work in child care and preschool around the state to talk about keeping children safe. 

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Nancy Teboda

Executive director for Children's Learning Center a non-profit child care center in DeKalb

Lynn Bell

Associate Director of the Child Development Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Mary Beth Cunat 

Principal at Spectrum Progressive School of Rockford in Rockford

 

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