SLO County needs people to watch kids of coronavirus emergency workers. Here’s how to help
Calling all childcare professionals — San Luis Obispo County needs your help.
The county has launched a program to provide childcare for essential workers during the local coronavirus outbreak, and it needs early childhood care professionals to sign up to help watch the kids.
The program offers childcare for first responders, critical healthcare staff and essential services workers who do not have other options for childcare, according to the ReadySLO.org website.
On Monday, public health officer Dr. Penny Borenstein specified that, at this time, the childcare is only for workers who are specifically fighting the spread of the virus in the community.
“I know the availability of childcare is a big issue for many sectors of our community, but we are providing this only for the people right now who are emergency responders for the disease at hand,” Borenstein said.
This does include staff for the county’s Emergency Operations Center, road operations, water and wastewater operations and trash and waste management, as well as maintenance mechanics and custodians.
Borenstein said the county is inviting teachers who are in the system or other childcare professionals who might otherwise not be at their regular jobs to apply to staff the childcare centers.
“We’re hoping especially those in the lower risk groups of young and health individuals will make themselves available to serve that purpose,” she added.
If interested, you can get more information or apply to provide childcare at https://www.emergencyslo.org/en/emergency-childcare.aspx. Those who need to apply for emergency childcare can also do so via that site.
This story was originally published March 24, 2020 at 12:59 PM.
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