More than care: How early education providers are stepping up to supply the community

More than care: How early education providers are stepping up to supply the community

A child plays with toys at the Rochester Child Care Center. (Photo by Maya Mitchell/ New Hampshire Bulletin.)A child care provider is a jack of all trades. It is their job to fill the various roles a child needs to succeed.  As director of the Early Learning Center in Portsmouth, Tammy Roberge is a businesswoman, an educator, and a shoulder for families to lean on.  “You’re the teacher, the caregiver, the hug buddy, or when [children] are not fe…