Child care centers in Vermont could reopen Monday, with restrictions. "It was a great start, I hope we will just carry this momentum forward," said Bethany Caruso, assistant director at Nadeau’s Playschool in Williston. Caruso was happy to see her students and be back in business again, after being closed for months."There’s been some kinks to work out, but we are all on a learning curve," she said.Health department guidance says all staff need to wear face masks and children are screened for COVID-19 through a questionnaire. Students also get their temperature checked before coming in.But some child care facilities have to stay closed until they get what they need to safely re-open, like Turtle Island Children’s Center in Montpelier. "We’re still not ready, we don’t have thermometers, we don’t have enough masks, we don’t have enough sanitizer," said Lindsey Sterrett, the center's executive co-director. In a public forum with state officials that happened via video on Monday, concerned parents and early educators expressed concerns about re-opening safely, "many providers are worried about getting violations because they’re not doing enough sanitizing and cleaning," said Kelley Hackett. Health commissioner Mark Levine tackled tough questions about capacity concerns, like why child care centers can operate at full capacity while other businesses like retail stores can only operate at 25%."...more of it is actually showing the infrequency of the passage of the virus from the child sector into the adult sector,"said Levine, who notes studies show the COVID-19 virus passes more easily from adult to child than child to adult."In recent weeks, children are now able to get a COVID-19 test in Vermont.As child care makes a comeback from the pandemic, early educators are trying to figure out how to move forward as safely as possible.