Many N.J. parents say they are on a waiting list due to classroom shutdowns because of COVID.
“There’s not a clear approach, with health departments in different municipalities having different rules,” said Guy Falzarano of Early Childhood Education Advocates , the lobbying arm of the New Jersey Child Care Association . He is also the owner of Lightbridge Academy, which has 42 locations in the state. “One will say close for 10 days, then others say close for five days and then if you test negative, you can come back.
Sean O’Connor, the father of a 21-month-old girl, said he started writing to lawmakers and advocates after his daughter’s child care center announced it would no longer issue credits or refunds when a child is sent home because of a COVID exposure in the classroom. — having to take your kid out of daycare for a week, the daycare still charging you for tuition when they are not providing care and then parents having to take time off of work, and maybe their benefits don’t cover staying home for a child? Not only are they paying for child care they don’t get, but they are losing wages on top of that.”
The owner refused O’Connor’s suggestion that they split the difference and parents only be charged 50% when their child is sent home.
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