Private daycares to also reopen after reaching deal with state

7 May 2020, 8:13 am

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Private daycares around the country will open on Sunday after reaching an agreement with the Finance Ministry that will enable them to operate in keeping with Health Ministry regulations, the treasury announces.

The Health Ministry yesterday okayed a deal under which government-supervised daycares for children up to the age of 3 will be allowed to open Sunday, albeit with caps on class sizes that may keep thousands of toddlers at home.

But private daycares had been threatening to remain shuttered until the government offered financial compensation for a 40-day shutdown that brought public life to a near-standstill.