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COO and President of Lightbridge Academy Gigi Schweikert and working mom Danielle Green weigh in on sending children back to education centers in the midst of COVID-19.
In a recent article from CBS New York, working mom of a two-year-old son and a six-month-old son, Danielle Green, shares some of her struggles trying to juggle her full-time job while giving her children the proper attention they need.
“It adds a lot of stress for parents,” Green told CBS New York. “For me, it added a lot of stress because we want to dedicate as much time as we can to our kids and so I took the path to dedicating everything to my kids and doing the work while the kids were sleeping.”
Prior to the pandemic, Green had been sending her sons to the early education and child care center, Lightbridge Academy. And after learning they had reopened their doors with new safety protocols, she was faced with a tough decision. While a bit weary, Green knew she couldn’t keep up with both child care and her career, so she made the decision to send her children back to Lightbridge.
“What I know as a working parent of four is that you can’t give your work 100% and you can’t give your children 100%, so having your children in child care gives them the opportunity to have the education socialization and guidance they need while you as a working parent can have that individualized concentrated time to give work your full attention,” President and COO of Lightbridge Academy Gigi Schweikert told CBS New York.
Schweikert encourages parents to make sure they do their research before sending their children back to school. Questions like, who is allowed in the center, what type of ventilation does the center have, are masks required, will there be temperature checks upon entry and what types of additional cleaning protocols is the center implementing should all be asked to ensure your childrens’ safety.
“It makes me feel good to know that the daycare is actually practicing the appropriate safety precautions and wearing the appropriate protective equipment, taking temperatures is an added measure,” Green told CBS New York.
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