Northumberland County is making emergency child-care services available for essential workers, such as health-care and front-line workers, during the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting on Monday, April 6, the county is offering free child-care services to essential workers who have no other options for child care after licensed centres were legally required to close on March 17.
The county represents Cobourg, Port Hope, Alnwick-Haldimand Township, Brighton, Trent Hills and Cramahe Township. Alderville First Nation is independent of county administration.
Only licensed centres or homes that are approved to operate emergency care will open, the county stated. The number of spaces available has yet to be determined. “Local health-care and