Childcare centers are essential to working parents and New Jersey’s economy, but the costs to comply with COVID-19 safety mandates and the loss of students to universal pre-K classes in public school districts jeopardizes the industry’s future. That was the message delivered by Gigi Schweikert of Early Childhood Education Advocates Inc., during the New Jersey Business Coalition’s recent online town hall. Schweikert is also a bestselling early childhood education author and president of Lightbridge Academy, which operates 37 childcare centers in New Jersey. “We cannot have […]
Lightbridge Academy’s Schweikert: Childcare Centers Struggle with COVID-19 Costs, Enrollment Impact of Universal Pre-K
Feb09,2021
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