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JUNE 9 UPDATE on Face Coverings and Distancing:

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

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.