April 15, 2020
An executive order by Gov. JB Pritzker closed all childcare centers until April 30, 2020, but centers serving only children of “essential” workers were allowed to remain open under the state’s emergency childcare license. Photo credit: Wendell Hutson
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State Prohibits Non-Essential Workers From Using Emergency Childcare Centers
Parents needing childcare assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic cannot utilize the hundreds of daycare facilities that remain open throughout the state unless they are deemed an essential worker.