Oklahoma childcare providers need help

Oklahoma childcare providers need help

DIFFICULT FOR MANY.INCLUDING CHILDCAREPROVIDERS.

WITH CLEANINGSUPPLIES AND FOOD FLYING OFFTHE SHELVES.

THEY'REFINDING IT'S TOUGH TO BUYWHAT THEY NEED TO KEEP THEIRBUSINESS GOING.

2 WORKS FORYOU'S SIERRA PIZARRO FOUNDOUT WHAT LOCAL AGENCIES AREDOING TO HELP.00:00:00;16 - 00:00:02;20"Happy birthday to you!"THEY FIND THEMSELVES SINGINGTHIS SONG MORE OFTEN.00:00:13;10 Nats: "Now dothe tops!" NOT KNOWING WHATTHEY'RE EXPOSED TODAY-TO-DAY.

00:00:22;15Nats: "Ok, ready to rinse?Yeah!" 00:03:13;33 -00:03:26;21 BRIANA LANDINO,BROKEN ARROW CHILDCAREPROVIDER "It definitelyfeels like we're in avulnerable position being achildcare provider.

We haveall of our families, becausethere's no shelter-in-place.A lot of our parents arestill going to work." ANDPARENTS AREN'T ALLOWEDINSIDE DAYCARES NOW.00:08:05;25 - 00:08:21;21"Parents drop off at thedoor and we take thechildren and wash theirhands immediately.

Then,we're washing hands allthroughout the day.

We'resanitizing constantly.

Wehad a parent say it smellslike a swimming pool inhere.

We bleachedeverything."BRIANA LANDINO SAYS SHE WASLUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GRABBLEACH.

00:14:55;04 -00:14:59;35 "To get cleaningsupplies or paper towel ortoilet paper isimpossible right now." THENTHERE'S THE TROUBLE OFGETTING GROCERIES.00:15;56;27 - 00:16:02;58"It has been reallydifficult.

Either they'reout of stock or there aresubstitutions or there'slimits."LANDINO SAYS SHE'S GOING TOTHE STORE THREE TO FOURTIMES A WEEK.

AND IS STILLSHORT IN SUPPLIES.

THEY'REALMOST OUT OF HANDSANITIZER.LANDINO SAYS SHE AND OTHERCHILDCARE PROVIDERS AREWORKING CLOSELY WITHOKLAHOMA'S DEPARTMENT OFHUMAN SERVICES.

THEDEPARTMENT KNOWS PROVIDERSACROSS THE STATE ARE HAVINGA HARD TIME.

THEY SAYTHEY'VE PARTNERED WITHMULTIPLE BUSINESSES ANDORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORTPROVIDERS WITH FREE ITEMSAND SPECIAL SHOPPING TIMES.THEY ALSO ASK THE COMMUNITYTO GIVE WHAT THEY CAN.CONTACT A LOCAL PROVIDER TOSCHEDULE A TIME TO DONATE.PROVIDERS CAN ALSO CALL2-1-1 OR THE TULSA AREAUNITED WAY FOR HELP.

I'MSIERRA PIZARRO.

2 WORKSFOR YOU.