A center in Spokane, Wash., has been operating at one-third capacity under pandemic guidelines. Co-owner Luc Jasmin III says it has been tough to turn away parents, many of whom are essential workers.
However, since mid-March, it has been operating at one-third capacity under the guidelines. Because the center serves families in need, it has been a tough decision. Jasmin says he gets calls every week from parents asking about enrollment, but he has had to turn them away.
It's tough, he says,"because so many essential workers rely on us to be consistent and reliable. And we're really unable to offer that right now." A majority of the children at his center come from low-income families — about 90% of them get some kind of subsidy and some are homeless.At a time when routine and structure have changed drastically, Jasmin says some children are having more outbursts and challenging behaviors than usual. The stresses under the coronavirus have been tough — not just on the kids but also on his staff, many of whom experienced trauma as children.
"They can relate to the kids we have here, but the increased behaviors are triggering the traumas of my own employees. There are kids swearing at them and punching them in the face," Jasmin says."They're trying to be bigger, kinder, stronger, wiser for these kids, but inside they're barely holding it together.
"I'm really worried," he says."Unless we as a nation ... decide to fund early learning, I don't know how we're going to get back to normal."
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