by Kevin Zimmermann
MADISON, WI (WHBL) – The closing of schools for COVID-19 has parents scrambling to find daycare for their children, and new restrictions and regulations will make that job even harder.
Governor Tony Evers has directed Department of Health Services Secretary-designate Andrea Palm to restrict the size of all child care settings. New regulations now in place require no more than 10 staff present at a time, and no more than 50 children present at once. The restrictions will remain in effect for the duration of the public health emergency caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Providers are being asked to prioritize families of healthcare and essential service providers, using good faith to determine who those families are. And those using care who can keep their children at home are being asked to do so.
