1.0Antigua News Roomhttps://antiguanewsroom.comEditorhttps://antiguanewsroom.com/author/editor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0FEOzAVNgT"><a href="https://antiguanewsroom.com/letter-health-over-wealth/">LETTER: Health over wealth</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://antiguanewsroom.com/letter-health-over-wealth/embed/#?secret=0FEOzAVNgT" width="600" height="338" title="“LETTER: Health over wealth” — Antigua News Room" data-secret="0FEOzAVNgT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://antiguanewsroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Day-care-and-pre-school.jpeg512384Dear Editor, The reality is The Early Childhood Sector is collapsing under the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic, with lots of low-paid workers losing their jobs and many centers forced to close their doors. Nationwide, last year many centers were forced to close their doors because of not being able to pay their rent and meet payroll. With the start of the 2020 – 2019 school year, some providers tried to keep their doors open to ensure their financial security. However, with the combination of the costs to meet safety protocols and lower revenue from the enrolment of fewer children job losses and program closures is inevitable. Many Early […]