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June 25, 2021: Child Care Provider COVID-19 Requirements and Recommendations

JUNE 9 UPDATE on Face Coverings and Distancing:

The following changes were made as of June 9, 2021 to theHealth and Safety Guidelines”:

Outdoors Required: Regardless of vaccination status, no face covering or physical distancing is required for anyone (staff, children, caregivers, visitors, volunteers) when outside.

Outdoors Recommended: Unvaccinated staff and staff at high risk for severe COVID -19 illness should wear face coverings if routinely in close contact with children or other adults. Adults, vaccinated and unvaccinated, should maintain six feet of distance during outdoor drop-off/pick-up if not wearing face coverings.

Indoor Face Covering Requirements:
Vaccinated and unvaccinated staff, volunteers, and visitors during child care hours must wear face coverings except:

  • All staff, regardless of vaccination status, are not required to wear a face covering when no child care children or other staff are present, and there is no risk of contact with children or staff.
  • Vaccinated staff are not required to wear a face covering in the facility outside of child care hours.
  • Vaccinated staff with a documented medical exemption are not required to wear a face covering at any time. Vaccination status and medical exemption must be verified by director/owner. Unvaccinated staff are not eligible to use a medical exemption.

Children kindergarten-age and older must wear face coverings unless:

  • Have documented medical exemption.
  • Are unable to remove face covering independently.
  • Are sleeping, eating/drinking.
  • Are participating in distance learning and can maintain more than six feet of physical distancing.

Adults conducting drop-off/pick-up, vaccinated and unvaccinated, must wear a face covering during indoor drop-off/pick-up.

 

Health and Safety Guidelines Version 2.0 published on May 18, 2021:

English Guidelines 2.0, Spanish Guidelines 2.0, Russian Guidelines 2.0Vietnamese Guidelines 2.0 , Chinese Guidelines 2.0

Amendment to Health and Safety Guidelines Version 2.0 published on May 18, 2021:

English 2.0 Amendment, Spanish 2.0 Amendment, Russian 2.0 Amendment, Vietnamese 2.0 Amendment, Chinese 2.0 Amendment

Health and Safety Guidelines Version 1.1 published on January 12, 2021:

English Guidelines 1.1Spanish Guidelines 1.1Russian Guidelines 1.1Chinese Guidelines 1.1Vietnamese Guidelines 1.1

Amendment to Health and Safety Guidelines Version 1.1 published on January 12, 2021:

English AmendmentSpanish AmendmentRussian AmendmentChinese AmendmentVietnamese Amendment

Health and Safety Guidelines Version 1 published on August 14, 2020:

English 1.0 GuidelinesSpanish 1.0 GuidelinesRussian 1.0 GuidelinesVietnamese 1.0 GuidelinesChinese 1.0 Guidelines

  • Temporary Changes to Child Care Rules in Response to COVID-19 State of Emergency – Amended June 30, 2021
  • Temporary Changes to Child Care Rules in Response to COVID-19 State of Emergency – Amended May 19, 2021
  • Temporary Changes to Child Care Rules in Response to COVID-19 State of Emergency – Amended May 19, 2021
  • Temporary Changes to Child Care Rules in Response to COVID-19 State of Emergency – Amended April 24, 2020
  • Temporary Changes to Child Care Rules in Response to COVID-19, Amended January 12, 2021