Chris Bjurstrom hesitantly celebrates some wins as ABCD Daycare owner. 'For the first time since the onset of COVID-19, we are at full staff and capacity,' Bjurstrom said. 'But I'm afraid that in the next breath someone will stop and go somewhere else.' It has been a series of challenges for her and other local daycares. Bjurstrom decided to sell their Coeur d'Alene branch from ABCD to better manage the Hayden location and the challenges of 2020. And she's not alone, as 13 other daycare centers in Coeur d'Alene have closed since 2019, said Kelley Setters, deputy city clerk of Coeur d'Alene.

https://shepherdgazette.com/the-economy-depends-on-childcare/

#shepherdgazette