US NAVIGATE THESEUNCERTAIN TIMES.AS SOMERESTRICTIONS ARELOOSENED WITHDAYCARES TODAY,THESE CENTERSREMAIN UNDER A LOTOF STRAIN ANDSTRESS.REPORTER RUTAULCINAITE HAS MOREON AN EXECUTIVEORDER HELPINGSOME CENTERS STAYIN BUSINESS ANDHOW PARENTS CANFIND CHILDCARE..GOING FORWARD.STEPHANIE BEASLEY- DIRECTOR OFCHILDREN ANDFAMILY SERVICES,DHHS1:20STORY SUPER:EXECUTIVE ORDERAIMS TO HELPSTRUGGLING CHILDCARE CENTERS AMIDCOVID-19ERIKA FELT -OWNER, THEPLAYSCHOOLHOUSE2:06STORY SUPER:EXECUTIVE ORDERAIMS TO HELPSTRUGGLING CHILDCARE CENTERS AMIDCOVID-19NATS KIDS PLAYINGERIKA FELT IS THEOWNER OF A SMALL-AT HOME DAYCARE INOMAHA.NATS "OH GOODHOPPING" SHE, LIKEMANY CHILD CAREWORKERS, HAVE LOSTA LOT OF BUSINESSDUE TO COVID-19."A LOT OF MY PART-TIME FAMILIES HAVEGONE." BUT ERIKA ISCONSIDERED LUCKY,THE VIRUS HASCAUSED MANY CHILDCARE CENTERS TOSHUT DOWNCOMPLETLEY ,POSSIBLY FOR GOOD.JANET HERZOG -EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR, MIDWESTCHILD CAREASSOCIATION "WEHAVE SEEN A FEW OFTHEM GET OUT OFTHE BUSINESS JUSTBECASUE THEY DIDN'TTHINK THEY COULDSURVIVE IT.SO IT'S GOING TO BETOUGH WHEN THINGSQUOTE ON QUOTE GOBACK TO NORMAL."STANDUP "TO HELPWITH SOME OF THESTRAIN ONCHILDCARE CENTERS,GOVERNOR RICKETT'SSIGNED AN EXECUTIVESUSPENDING SOMESTATE RESTRICTIONSWHEN IT COMES TOTHE CHILD CARESUBSIDY PROGRAM,HELPING SOME CHILDCARE CETNERS STAYOPEN." THEEXECUTIVE ORDERCOMES IN TWO PARTS:CHILD CAREPROVIDERS WHOHAVE A CURRENTCHILD CARE SUBSIDYAGREEMENT CAN BILLTHE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND HUMANSERVICE FOR THEDAYS THAT A CHILD ISABSENT AND FAMILIESTHAT ARE ELIGIBLE TOPARTICIPATE IN THEPROGRAM CANOBTAIN IN-HOMECHILD CARE WHENOTHER CHILD CAREOPTIONS AREUNAVAILABLE "WEWERE TRYING VERYHARD TO DO TWOTHINGS: ONE ISENSURE THATCHILDCARE ISAVAILABLE L ANDACCCESIBLE TO THEYCAN GO TO WORK ANDTHE SECOND IS THATPROVIDERS COULDSTAY OPEN ORREOPEN TO ENSURETHAT OUR CHILDCARENEEDS ARE MET."SINCE THE EXECUTIVEORDER WENT INTOPLACE ON APRIL 15TH- 678 CENTERSREQUESTED ABSENTDAY BILLING AND 52PROVIDERS WEREABLE TO REOPEN.GRAPHIC NATS KIDSPLAYING ERIKA SAYSSHE USED TO HAVESUBSIDIZEDCHILDREN AT HERDAYCARE BUT NOTANYMORE.THE FINANCIALSTRAIN WAS TOOMUCH.AND WHILE SHEDAYCARE BUT NOTANYMORE.AND WHILE SHEFINDS GOVERNORRICKETT'SEXECUTIVE ORDERHELPFUL, SHEBELIEVES IT NEEDSTO BE EXTENDED,EVEN POST-COVID-19, TO HELPALREADY OVER-WORKED ANDUNDERPAIDCHILDCAREWORKERS."BUT IT NEEDS TOCONTINUE SO THATTHE PROVIDERS GO,YEAH I CAN HELPNOW BECAUSE I'MNOT WORRIED INTWO MONTHS I'LLHAVE TO SENDTHEM AWAY."REPORTING INOMAHA, NATS KIDSPLAYING RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.TO SEE IF YOU'REELIGIBLE FOR CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES..CONTACT ACCESSNEBRASKA AT 800-383-4278.FOR MORERESOURCES FORBOTH PARENTS ANDCHILD CAREWORKERS DURINGTHESE DIFFICULTTIMES, YOU CAN VISITTHE WEBSITES ONYOUR SCREEN NOW.A NEW WEBSITE I
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