The City of Hamilton is partnering with three licensed home child care agencies to offer free emergency home child care to essential frontline workers during the pandemic.
Eligible workers include those in health care settings, police, fire and paramedics, transit (HSR) workers and correctional officers.
Paul Johnson, Hamilton’s emergency operations director, says the three child care agencies are Todays Family, Wee Watch Golfwood, and Wee Watch Galbraith. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Johnson says the city decided to move ahead with licensed home child care because of the “small number of children that are allowed” under provincial legislation.