Parents struggled with child care when the COVID-19 pandemic closed child care centers.
Most have reopened, including the Marilyn E. Thomas Center, which is part of the Miami Valley Child Development Centers Head Start program.
Kate Vriner of Centerville and her husband, Mike, taught their daughters, Rita and Evelyn, at home during the shutdown and then when schools went remote. Both girls are now at Incarnation School.
See all our stories on the impact of child care challenges on local families, children and businesses:
Child care crisis: Costs, shortage of workers leading to ‘a situation that is untenable’
Mothers pivot, juggle to balance work and child care in pandemic
PHOTOS: Kids persevering in the pandemic while playing, learning
Local child care can cost up to $15,000 for one child
Enrollment dropped for many Preschool Promise providers during pandemic
Child care responsibilities hindered work
Record numbers of women left labor force in 2020
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