The Municipality of Chatham-Kent will be providing emergency child care for school aged children of eligible families beginning on Monday April 19th.
That is the day schools were supposed to reopen following spring break but we now know that is not going to happen.
Home learning begins again, and as part of the order licensed child care programs will only be able to offer emergency child care or those eligible.
Emergency child care services will be available at no cost to eligible families who are not able to accommodate care at home for their school-aged children.
The safest option for families is to have children remain at home, if possible.
Once the safety policies and details are confirmed, the information re: eligibility, how to apply for emergency child care and the list of approved emergency child care providers will be posted on www.chatham-kent.ca/childcare.
