Matt Holmes with Newstalk 610 CKTB interviews Angela Hayes, NC’s Early Childhood Education program coordinator and professor, about the newly launched NC Virtual Preschool website.

During the interview, Hayes discusses how the innovative initiative is helping NC students gain practical experience during the COVID-19 pandemic while responding to an existing need for children’s programming in the community. The new Virtual Preschool may be a particularly valuable resource for children who are at home and who aren’t attending in-person daycare or kindergarten during the pandemic, as well as the parents who find themselves working from home and may not be able to access childcare.

Hayes also emphasizes that the program’s faculty are proud of the students for creating engaging, quality materials for young children using a completely virtual platform. She notes, “We know screen time is happening here with COVID, so let’s make it the best we can for children at home.”

Listen to the audio cut from November 25 interview at this link.