"Child care is meant to be for those who must report to work.
Outside of the obvious emergency responders and medical professionals, this will include critical service workers like grocery store employees.
As of Friday, we had over 300 sites that were ready to start operation on Monday," Baker said.
DO THEIR JOBS.WE ANNOUNCED EFFECTIVE ON MONDAYALL EARLY EDUCATION CENTERSWOULD CLOSE.WE KNOW CHILDCARE IS A CRITICALPIECE OF EMERGENCY SERVICE ANDTHAT ALLOWS THE FRONT-LINEWORKERS TO CONTINUE THEIR BATTLEAGAINST COVID-19.THERE ARE TIMES WHEN OURFAMILIES ARE ON THE FRONT LINESAND DON’T HAVE ANOTHER OPTIONFOR THEIR CHILDREN.STARTING MONDAY, WE WILL OPEN ASMANY OTHER STATES HAVE SOMESITES TO SERVE AS EMERGENCYCHILDCARE SERVICES FOR FAMILIESWITH NO OTHER OPTIONS TOCONTINUE GOING TO WORK TO ENSURETHE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THECOMMONWEALTH’S RESIDENTS.CHILDCARE IS MEANT TO BE FORTHOSE WHO MUST REPORT TO WORK.OUTSIDE OF THE OBVIOUS EMERGENCYRESPONDERS, THIS WILL INCLUDECRITICAL SERVICE WORKERS LIKEGROCERY STORE EMPLOYEES.WE HAD OVER 300 SITES READY TOSTART OPERATION ON MONDAY.WE EXPECT MORE TO COME ONLINEEVENTUALLY.THIS NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTEDSAFELY ON THE SITE SHOULD ONLYREALLY BE USED AS A LAST RESORT.ALL OF THEM WILL BE OPERATINGUNDER THE POLICIES ANDPROCEDURES THAT WE PUT IN PLACEAS PART OF OUR OVERSIGHT PROCESSSEVERAL WEEKS AGO.FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PROGRAMSOFFERING YOUTH SERVICES, PLEASEVISIT THE EARLY EDUCATION ANDCARE WEBSITE.THIS INFORMATION WILL BE UPDATEDSUNDAY MORNING.IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK THERESIDENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH ORTHEIR RESILIENCY.THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND IHAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO GET TOKNOW THE SPIRIT ANDDETERMINATION THIS COMMONWEALTHHAS FOR ITS RESIDENTS AND FAMILYMEMBERS.