Texas childcare facilities thrown into chaos amid coronavirus crisis

The state abruptly ended lockdown months ago and is now facing a rise in cases, leaving childcare centers uncertain if they should close

Tricia Cruz, a certified medical assistant, refilled prescriptions from home with her toddler until her husband got off his 2am shift with UPS. Then, after a full day’s work, he bore the brunt of child care responsibilities as she looked after patients amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The “stressful” and “tiresome” cycle took a toll, all because Sprouting Star Children’s Academy in Pflugerville, Texas, temporarily shuttered a pre-school classroom in response to another parent catching Covid-19. “I don’t think they should have closed because that’s not really a direct contact with somebody, you know, that has Covid,” Cruz said.

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