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Latonta Godboldt is the owner, operator and director of Small Wonders, a daycare in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

The residential child care’s dilemma: lose income or potentially expose families to coronavirus?

State officials ordered most child care providers to close, but those based in a provider’s residence are exempt from the regulations.

6 years ago

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Nebinger parent Hilary Truppo’s children, ages 7, 5, and 2, all participate in the school's online art classes. (Courtesy of The Truppo family)
Education
The Notebook

Teachers reach out to inspire students’ creativity

“It just shows the resilience of art teachers. We are scrappy, used to being ignored, so we fight to make our programs happen no matter what.”

6 years ago

Dawn Sites with her family in the woods behind her house. Her son Jaiden wears a blue, red and yellow jacket. (Courtesy of Dawn Sites)
Health

No-visitor coronavirus policies separate kids in residential treatment from families

Intended to protect the physical health of young patients at behavioral facilities, the guidelines can exact a toll on their mental health, too.

6 years ago

April Hall, a busy magazine editor, has added “homeschool teacher” to her workload. The results have been mixed. (Courtesy of April Hall)
Education

Essay: Homeschooling reminds me why I didn’t go into teaching

April Hall, a busy magazine editor, has added “homeschool teacher” to her workload. The results have been mixed.

6 years ago

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Health
Spotlight PA

Calls to Pa.’s child-abuse hotline fell sharply during first weeks of the coronavirus. Here’s why that’s bad news.

“Right now, we have a lot of invisible kids that are at great risk,” said Scott Hollander, executive director of KidsVoice, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit.

6 years ago

Though Monkey and the Elephant in Brewerytown is closed, foster youth are still relying on the program during the lockdown MICHAELA WINBERG / BILLY PENN
Community
Billy Penn

Can videoconferencing replace family visits? Philly foster kids seek comfort, support and housing amid pandemic

The coronavirus shutdown is creating challenges across the child welfare system, with no past practices to review for advice.

6 years ago

This undated image provided by Sesame Workshop shows Elmo and his parents Louie and Mae. Sesame Workshop announced Monday, March 30, 2020, that Elmo, Rooster and Cookie Monster are featured in some of four new animated public service spots reminding young fans to take care while doing such things as washing hands and sneezing. The content, which will be translated into 19 languages, is part of Sesame Workshop's Caring for Each Other initiative to help families stay physically and mentally healthy during the coronavirus pandemic. (Sesame Workshop via AP)
Community

Sesame Workshop enlists Elmo, Cookie Monster on hand washing

Elmo, Rooster and Cookie Monster are doing their part to help keep kids safe as the coronavirus pandemic grinds on.

6 years ago

The Notebook is collecting online learning resources that teachers and parents may not know about. We plan to update the list as we become aware of more worthwhile resources – with your help. (Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
Education
The Notebook

Online learning resources you may have missed

With your help, we plan to update the list as we become aware of additional worthwhile resources.

6 years ago

Tara Ryan-Schill's sons Andrew, left, and Luke, right, doing schoolwork at home. Andrew is an 8-year-old on the autism spectrum. (Courtesy of Tara Ryan-Schill)
Health

Parents worry: Will upended routines mean children with autism lose ground?

With services to support the learning and development of special needs children on hiatus because of the coronavirus, families try to fill the void.

6 years ago

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Teaching assistant Shariece Beecham says she will keep going in Babes on the Square Too to care for babies and infants. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

Child care workers ‘scared, but they come’ during coronavirus health emergency

Delaware has more than 1,000 child care facilities. They are reeling, but many remain open with reduced enrollment as coronavirus infects more across the state.

6 years ago

Xiomara Diaz and her daughter Genesis Diaz leave William Hunter School in Kensington with free meals because of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Education

Parenting during the pandemic

We talk to Philadelphia School District Superintendent William Hite about how the district is supporting students and get tips for parents on coping during this trying time.

Air Date: March 24, 2020 10:00 am

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Free Library of Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Virtual field trips: A guide to Philly area online offerings for kids

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, several organizations are putting out a schedule of live, streaming content. Many update offerings daily.

6 years ago

(Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Community
Billy Penn

Foster kids left in limbo during Philly’s coronavirus lockdown

Courts aren’t holding key hearings, which means everything from safety to family reunification is up in the air.

6 years ago

The YWCA York closed its child care center operations and has not applied for a waiver from the state. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Community
PA Post

Pa. child care providers dealing with ‘a lot of really, really sleepless nights and hard decisions’

Child care providers across Pa. face a choice in response to the state’s efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus: Close their doors, or seek permission to stay open.

6 years ago

Bowie Moon Porter drew this rainbow for other kids on the rainbow hunt through Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

Finding fun in quarantined Philly: Neighborhoods band together to create ‘rainbow hunts’ for kids

The bright window drawings are popping up all over the city.

6 years ago

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