At Hug Me Tight, no more hugs for now: The challenges of child care in the age of COVID-19

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

By: Kate Giammarise

For the first time in months, young children toddled through the door at Hug Me Tight Childlife Center on Monday. They faced a few changes. Two-year-old Titan Yates arrived around 8:30 a.m. His mother Ty logged him into the center’s computer system by using her phone to scan a QR code posted near the entrance. Next, Titan watched anxiously as a teacher at the door used an infrared thermometer to take his temperature. Another teacher then ushered Titan into a classroom and helped him wash his hands at a sink. Only then could Titan sit at a table and munch Cheerios with a few friends.

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