Throughout the past year, the child care workforce has soldiered on while under- or not insured. Yet, N.C.’s economic recovery depends on child care…
As we move into a new year and come up on the marker of a full year spent in crisis around the world, we see some hope on the horizon. Here is an update to CCSA’s Early Childhood COVID-19 Timeline for September 2020 through January 2021.
CCSA will begin to plan and develop the registry, which will provide data for policymakers, advocacy groups and state agencies on North Carolina’s early childhood and school-age workforce.
When 2020 began, none of us anticipated what a challenging year it would be. The events of 2020 have shaken the world and changed our lives. COVID-19 has affected us all, directly or indirectly, and its impact will be felt for years to come. But with challenges come opportunities for reflection over what we learned—and what was made clear once again—this year.
“This study tells us that as long as there are strong on-site measures to prevent infection providing care for young children doesn’t seem to add to the provider’s risk of getting sick,” said lead researcher, Dr. Walter Gilliam of Yale.
This report is the second in a series of reports and summarizes the findings from the second year after graduation. This study will continue over a third year, although the impact of the pandemic may make data collection and interpretation more difficult.
