YMCA Holding Summer Child Care Program for Working Parents

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And now a local "y" here in evansville will be doing the same.

44news reporter marisa patwa has the story.

In the last week -- we've seen three daycares shutter their doors as more local covid-19 cases arise -- this comes as the ymca opens a new childcare program for working parents -- kicking off tuesday "it's so unfortunate for so many providers in our community who do great work with our kids.

But we know as a ymca when a need emerges, we want to kind of be there to help families get back to work."

The big question is -- are they doing everything possible to keep the kids safe?

"one hundred percent of the time --- our staff are wearing masks when they are around kids.

We limit the people who come into the building.

We try to have consistent staff of those kids all the time.

One of the most important pieces we are doing is keeping kids in small pods."

The program was actually inspired by a recent survey conducted by the the covid-19 crisis response fund of greater evansville, which reveals a strong need for more childcare as businesses continue to reopen and hire employees.

"there's lot of grandparents and extended family -- people who have been watching their kids for families.

But that's not always the safest thing to do for that population.

So one of the needs in the surveys we also found is that some of the older, active adults aren't able to watch their grand kids anymore."

Parents can drop their kids off either at crossroads christian church in newburgh or at the ck newsome center in evansville.

"the parents who called said they were supper happy to have a place to bring their kids and they also want to see their kids socializing with other kids.

And that's an important piece that kids have lacked over the last three or months when school let out early.

They're just not interacting with kids as much.

That's one of the things they appreciate about the y."

The program runs eight to four monday through friday until the end of august and financial assistance is available.

Without it -- parents will pay one hundred and nineteen dollars a week for childcare.

Reporting in evansville marisa patwa 44news the new deaconess clinic in