Naples YMCA reopens emergency daycare for essential workers

This week, the Greater YMCA of Naples reopened an emergency daycare to help parents and essential workers.

RIGHT NOW, MORE BUSINESSES AREREOPENING AND EXTENDING HOURS...THIS CAN BE STRESSFUL FORWORKING PARENTS..

WHO NOW NEETO ARRANGE PLANS FOR THEIR KIDS.THIS MORNING, NOELANI TELLS USHOW A LOCAL YMCA IS HELPING."GOOD MORNING EVERYONE--THE GREATER YMCA IN NAPLES SAYSTHEY’VE OPENED AN EMERGENCYDAYCARE, THIS WEEK.IT COMES AFTER SEVERAL FULL-TIMEPARENTS AND ESSENTIAL WORKERSASKING FOR THEIR HELP."SOT @ :5:33 - KATIESCARANTINO/EARLY CHILDHOODEDUCATION DIRECTOR:"You know just asking when arewe going to open.

We really needcare.

We are essential workersso are you able to help us inanyway?"(7)STARTING MONDAY, THE Y PUT THEIRPLAN IN MOTION.KIDS ARE DROPPED OFF CURBSIDE,THEIR TEMPERATURE IS TAKEN, ANDTHEIR HANDS ARE WASHED..

ALLBEFORE THE DAY GETS STARTED.THEY SAY THERE’S ALSO ASSIGNEDCLASSROOMS, SEATING, AND EVENSUPPLIES TO MEET SPECIAL STATEGUIDELINES.SOT @ 1:25:40 - KATIESCARANTINO/EARLY CHILDHOODEDUCATION DIRECTOR:"Craft supplies markers gluescissors and Legos and somesmall toys, so they each havetheir own bin that they know istheirs and they use it."(11)THEY SAY THAT..

AND THE CONSTANTHEALTH CHECKS EVERY DAY..

CAN BEA LOT--BUT NECESSARY TO KEEP KIDS SAFE,WHILE HELPING FULL-TIME WORKINGPARENTS.NAT - 2:07:52 - KATIE:"So they’ve been happy and thekids have been happy to seefriends."(3)THE Y SAYS THE FIRST WEEK HASWORKED OUT