Daycare Preparing For More Kids

When it comes to caring for more children, kids come first has had time to prepare its plan.

80- thousand minnesotans are spending their second full day back in the workplace.

Governor walz eased restrictions on jobs in manufacturing - industrial - and office settings to start the work week.

That means some parents who were unemployed - furloughed - or working from home may now be looking for childcare.

Kimt news 3's annalise johnson is speaking to a local center preparing for more kids.

She joins us live.

Annalise?

Live daycare prep-live vo-2 katie - i'm here at northwest kids come first - a locally owned childcare center.

Katie - the northwest kids come first in rochester tells me it was only caring for about a fourth of its usual amount of kids when the pandemic began... that number has now doubled ... and they expect it to rise as more people go back to work.

Daycare prep-live vo-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:daycares prepare for more children rochester, mn when it comes to caring for more children - kids come first has had time to prepare its plan.

Its revamped its cleaning practices - illness policies for staff and children - and is trying to limit how many children are in a room - even as it prepares for more kids.

But the biggest obstacle its facing - is staffing.

Daycare prep-live sot-1 we've had staff that they themselves have taken leave due to maybe they're at a higher risk of being with other people, or maybe due to just the fear factor of being out in public when this is going on, so just not having the staff in the building to be able to accommodate the numbers that we would need daycare prep-live sot-3 if you do start sending your children here - staff will ask you to take your kids temperature daily before bringing them in.

Live in rochester- annalise johnson-kimt news 3.

/ thank you annalise.

Some daycares remain open - but others are closed during the pandemic.

If you're looking for an open child care center - we have information on our website at kimt dot com.

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