(WSIL) -- With more businesses reopening, many workers need childcare, but the governor's order has caused limited space.
Robin's Nest Founder Robin Moore says her daycares have been operating under an emergency license.
"We were provided an essential worker license, which basically allows for essential worker children to be in our facility at no more than 10 children per classroom," she said.
The increase of businesses reopening has caused an uptick in calls from parents who are seeing other facilities closed.
"I'm one of two centers in Jackson county that are open and have stay open through the whole thing and today we started sending families away," said Moore.
Meanwhile, one Carterville mom who is also considered an essential worker, says she's called daycares for weeks, and has had no luck.
"Very frustrated because I can't work if I have no one to watch my child," said Andrea Waldron.
Waldron says her job is now at risk.
"If I call in too many times for not having, you know, for not having childcare, I'm going to end up having to take leave or quit…and that's going to affect my income," she said.
Moore says JB Pritzker's is not a good approach for families trying to get back to work.
"Now we're moving into June and July, they're suggesting. We don't have enough childcare in southern Illinois to provide childcare for people returning to work," said Moore.
She adds that her staff is urging parents to contact the governor to rethink his plans.
"We've reached out to the state representatives, we've sent e-mails we're urging everybody to do the same…we don't know what else we can do other than that," said Marion Robin's Nest director Jena Parson.
Governor Pritzker says schools and childcare centers won't be back to full capacity until the state has reached Phase 5, when a vaccine or treatment is available.
