Like all teachers, early childhood educators like those at Northern Door Children’s Center in Sister Bay are finding ways to connect with their students. The 2019 Report on Child Care in State Economics from the Committee for Economic Development shows over 58 percent of the nation’s children under the age of five go to childcare with non-parental providers. The teachers at Northern Door Children’s Center must have or are working towards a four-year degree in early childhood education. Northern Door Children’s Center’s Karen Corekin-DeLaMer says this has been especially important as their 3K and 4K teachers have been away from their kids during the Safer at Home Order.

Northern Door Children’s Center has remained open during the order to provide services for essential workers and their younger kids. Early childhood teachers across the country are being honored on Friday for its annual celebration of Childcare Providers Appreciation Day.