I work in long day care, and when the COVID-19 pandemic became a reality in our city, our attendance dropped to a quarter of the usual numbers and many families withdrew altogether from care. I think it is worthy of note that in the month since the majori

I work in long day care, and when the COVID-19 pandemic became a reality in our city, our attendance dropped to a quarter of the usual numbers and many families withdrew altogether from care.

I think it is worthy of note that in the month since the majority of families came back due to the government making childcare free, the children have never been healthier.

There are no sudden fevers, no sniffles, no bungee boogers, no coughs in their sleep; everyone catches their (infrequent) sneezes in their elbow and most of them now wash their hands like professionals (a few still dip their fingertips and run because children's lives are too busy even for a pandemic).

It's been a real eye opener. Perhaps we should all take 6 weeks away from planet Earth every year...?