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Evelina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Turning Children Away<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love the work of being with the kids.\u00a0 And it\u2019s what I like and it\u2019s what I do.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

About My Picture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The picture is about the kids, I have bigger kids and littler ones, and the picture shows I put a mask on each child and there they are drawing.  But the difference is that they\u2019re wearing their mask, of course.<\/em> They\u2019re excited there, coloring, and they are leaving their masks on.<\/em> I also put on a mask, but I didn\u2019t put myself in the picture, just the kids, and it\u2019s about them, about protecting them.<\/em> And if we go out walking too, sometimes here nearby, they put it on and don\u2019t object.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Interview with Evelina<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Among the various challenges associated with pandemic protocols, Evelina said that adjusting to parents\u2019 priorities and needs was most difficult: \u201cThey have to work \u2026 for them, first it\u2019s their jobs and then it\u2019s the children\u2026they have to fulfill their work obligations and leave their kids with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said that parents worried about losing their jobs if they stayed home to take care of their sick children, but Evelina had to be firm on turning children away from her care when they showed signs of illness. Adherence to protocol came at a cost: at one point, half the children Evelina normally cared for showed concerning symptoms, and when she told the parents she could not care for symptomatic children, they removed them from her care. \u201cThose parents cannot miss work,\u201d she said, \u201cso they left to go with another provider\u2026to not lose their jobs, you see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a small business, losing half her enrollment took a financial toll, and Evelina also suffered emotionally from losing children who had been with her for years. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult,\u201d she said, \u201cYou\u2019ve already had them for a long time\u2026a long time.\u201d Despite the costs, Evelina believed that she made the right decision by turning away symptomatic children and by getting herself and her spouse vaccinated early because no one in her center or family got sick. In the months since, Evelina\u2019s center has rebounded to full capacity, and she said, \u201cNow, thank God, I have all six [kids].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From full interview transcript of 1,346 words<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Evelina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Neg\u00e1ndoles la entrada a los ni\u00f1os<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Me encanta el trabajo de estar con los ni\u00f1os. Y es lo que me gusta y lo que hago.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n