Many school districts are considering a hybrid model for this school year, but parents across Western New York are asking, how do I find child care on the days my kids are home?
WE'RE KEEPING YOUUPDATED ON THEPLANS PUT IN PLACESO FAR,TO MAKE SURE YOURKIDS RETURN TOSCHOOL SAFELY.TODAY WE'REEXPECTING TO GET ADECISION FROM THESTATE,ON WHAT SCHOOLSWILL LOOK LIKE THISFALL.MANY SCHOOLDISTRICTS ARECONSIDERING AHYBRID MODEL,BUT THE PLANS HAVEA LOT OF WESTERNNEW YORK PARENTSASKING --HOW TO I FINDCHILDCARE,ON THE DAYS MY KIDSAREN'T IN SCHOOL?WORKING PARENTSWILL HAVE TO FIND AWAY TO GET THEIRWORK DONE -WITH THEIR KIDS INSCHOOL SOME DAYS,AND HOME OTHERS.THIS MORNING I'MTAKING A LOOK ATSOME POSSIBLESOLUTIONS TO HELPYOU MAKE IT WORKFOR YOUR FAMILY.FOR THREE DAYS AWEEK, OUR CHILD ISGOING TO BE HERE INTHE HOME WITH US,AND WE'RE BOTHWORKING.MOM MEG JAEGER-BLINZLER IS ALREADYWONDERING HOWTHIS SCHOOL YEARWILL LOOK FOR HERSECOND GRADER.7-YEAR-OLDJACQUELINE IS IN THEGRAND ISLANDSCHOOL DISTRICT.IF THE DISTRICT'SHYBRID PLAN ISAPPROVED, SHEWOULD GO TOSCHOOL ON MONDAYSAND THURSDAYS, ANDLEARN REMOTELY THEREST OF THE WEEK..WE MAY HAVE TO HIREHELP TO COME IN ANDACTUALLY HELP HERWITH HER SCHOOLWORK.
IT'SSOMETHING WE'RECONSIDERING.IT'S SOMETHING A LOTOF PARENTS SAYTHEY'LL NEED.AND THERE AREOPTIONS OUT THERE.MODERN MINDERSCREATIVE CHILDCAREHELPS PLACENANNIES...IF YOU'RE LOOKINGFOR PART TIME HELP,THE COMPANY'S CEOHAS SOMESUGGESTIONS FORSTARTING YOURSEARCH.LOOK AT YOUR LOCALCOMMUNITY BOARD.CHURCH BOARD.SCHOOLS IN OUR AREAWE HAVE TONS OFTEACHING COLLEGES.REACH OUT TO YOURALUMNI ASSOCIATION.SHE ALSO SUGGESTSCHECKING CARE DOTCOM AND URBANSITTERS.ONCE YOU FINDSOMEONE YOU'REINTERESTED IN - SHESAYS DO A FULLBACKGROUD CHECK.MODERN MINDERS ISOFFERING THESERVICE STARTING ATAT $300, DURING THEPANDEMIC.WE'LL DO THEBACKGROUND CHECKFOR YOU.
YOU DON'THAVE TIME TO CALL ALLTHEIR REFERENCES.YOU DON'T HAVE TIMETO SEARCH THEIRSOCIAL MEDIA.IF YOU'RE HOPING TOFIND A GROUPSETTING FOR YOURKIDS -EXPERTS SAY THOSEWILL POP UP ONCEDISTRICTS GETOFFICIAL APPROVALFROM THE STATE.THERE ARE PROGRAMSOUT THERE IN THECOMMUNITY THAT AREBASED OFF THEDISTRICTS SCHEDULESFOR REOPENING.
TOOPEN AND HAVESCHOOL-AGEDPROGRAMS INCOMMUNITY BASEDCENTERS ANDCHILDCARE CENTERSOR EVEN HOME BASEDCHILDCARE.THE CHILD CARERESOURCE NETWORKIN NORTH BUFFALOHAS SPECIFIC CHILDCARE NAVIGATORSWHO PARENTS CANCALL FOR HELP.THEY'RE EQUIPPED TOHELP PARENTS OF ALLINCOME LEVELS FINDCARE FOR THEIR KIDS.THEY CAN HELP YOUNAVIGATE TO FIND THEBEST FIT FOR YOURFAMILY, AND ALSO HELPOPEN SOME DOORSAND HELP YOU FINDTHE BEST OPTIONS.JAEGER BLINZLERSAYS HER FAMILY WILLDECIDE HOW TO MOVEFORWARD ONCE THEDISTRICT HAS ANOFFICIAL PLAN.THOSE EXPERTS ALSOSAY YOU ALSO WANTTO MAKE SUREYOU'RE ASKINGPOTENTIALCAREGIVERS ABOUTTHE COVID 19PRECAUTIONSTHEY'RE TAKING.YOU WANT TO MAKESURE THEIR VIEWSLINE UP WITH YOURFAMILY'S VIEWS.AND DON'T WAIT TOMAKE CALLS -BECAUSE SPACEMIGHT BE LIMITED INSOME PROGRAMS.I'VE GOT LINKS TO ALLTHOSE RESOURCESWE MENTIONED FOR
(Part 1 of 2) School districts are scrambling to insure the safe travel of children using buses even though social distancing..
Sophia Borrelli explains how a community is making sure families are covered when it comes to childcare.
