The state of child care in the North Country: 'there are six children per every one available slot'
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(Jul 15, 2020) The coronavirus pandemic is making child care a real headache for parents across the North Country.
There are few summer camps. Many child care providers are still closed or operating at limited capacity due to social distancing. And school in the fall is a huge question mark. Meanwhile, parents are having to go back to work.
But child care experts say the situation was already dire before the pandemic.