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Virtual Event: COVID-19 And The Child Care Crisis
Children in a preschool class play while wearing facemasks. (Chava Sanchez/LAist)
California child care providers are losing their jobs, parents are scrambling to work, take care of their kids and shepherd them through virtual learning — and there’s no more circle time, for now.
There’s a lot to keep track of, whether you’re a parent, caregiver, child care provider or early educator.
Our friends over at KPBS in San Diego are hosting a conversation tonight (Thursday, Sept. 10) at 7 p.m. about COVID-19 and child care. Register to attend the free virtual event here.
Investigative reporter Claire Trageser will moderate the conversation as the panelists unpack the role that child care plays in reopening the economy, how parents and providers have navigated this time, the impact on young children, the future of early education and more.
The panel includes:
- Lea Austin, director of the Center of the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley
- Rebecca Fielding-Miller, an assistant professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
- Randy Lum, a scientist, husband and father of two kids under 5 years old
- Holly Weber, an early childhood educator and owner of Magic Hours Children’s Center in San Diego
READ MORE ABOUT CHILD CARE DURING THE PANDEMIC:
- A Child Care Center Followed The COVID Safety Guidelines. It Still Had An Outbreak
- For California Child Care Workers, Inequality Is Baked Into The System
- Santa Monica-Malibu School District Lays Off Dozens After Sharp Drop In Early Education Enrollment
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