KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo announced Saturday that it will begin providing child care services to those in the workforce who are considered essential.
Vicky Kettner, Marketing and Communications Director at the Y, said in a release that the program will begin on Monday, March 23rd, and will run Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Infants born on 1/1/20 or before, toddlers, preschoolers, and school age K-5th grade can attend but parents must prepay through their online registration process.
They will also be taking extra precautions to better prevent COVID-19 including daily fever checks for the children and staff as well as smaller play groups and deep cleaning each night.
Parents who qualify as “essential workforce” include: health care workers, home health workers, direct care workers, emergency medical service providers, first responders, law enforcement personnel, sanitation workers, child care workers (including any employees acting as child care workers in essential workforce child care centers), personnel providing correctional services, postal workers, public health employees, key government employees, court personnel, and others providing critical infrastructure to Michiganders.
More information is available at the Y’s website: www.kzooymca.org.
