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Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Keyona Simms puts a hat on Nylah Cooper, 2, during play time in a combined class of two and three-year-olds at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, Tuesday January 12, 2021. The daycare’s director Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 related complications over the Winter Holiday break. Ms. Simms who’s worked at the daycare for four years says she’s saddened by the loss of her boss, and tries to stay away from the office — where Mrs. Hardy-Flowers would often be, preferring to stay in her classroom and be around the kids.

Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.

(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)

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Baltimore, Maryland United States - January 12: Keyona Simms puts a hat on Nylah Cooper, 2, during play time in a combined class of two and three-year-olds at Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, Tuesday January 12, 2021. The daycare’s director Crystal Hardy-Flowers died from COVID-19 related complications over the Winter Holiday break. Ms. Simms who’s worked at the daycare for four years says she’s saddened by the loss of her boss, and tries to stay away from the office — where Mrs. Hardy-Flowers would often be, preferring to stay in her classroom and be around the kids.<br />
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Crystal Hardy-Flowers, owner and founder of Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center, died from COVID-19 complications December 31st. She was 55. Her daycare, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, re-opened from winter break Monday January 11th, with her absence felt by staff and the older students.<br />
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(Photo by Matt Roth for The Washington Post)