So are some daycares and preschools planning on masking forever then?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm really hoping the CDC updates their guidance here. It seems like ages 2-4 are the last to be required to mask, which is pretty silly. And I'll probably have my kid continue to mask (spouse feels more strongly), I just can not stand the logical inconsistency here.

It has not been updated since late January, and they are indicating it is being updated for the "new' guideance rolled out a couple of weeks ago.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/child-care-guidance.html#masking

The CDC's website has not been totally updated but their new guidance is that children 2-4 do not need to mask.

And in DC I guess childcare centers are no longer required to mandate masking, as of yesterday evening. Has anyone's center responded yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm really hoping the CDC updates their guidance here. It seems like ages 2-4 are the last to be required to mask, which is pretty silly. And I'll probably have my kid continue to mask (spouse feels more strongly), I just can not stand the logical inconsistency here.

It has not been updated since late January, and they are indicating it is being updated for the "new' guideance rolled out a couple of weeks ago.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/child-care-guidance.html#masking

The CDC's website has not been totally updated but their new guidance is that children 2-4 do not need to mask.

And in DC I guess childcare centers are no longer required to mandate masking, as of yesterday evening. Has anyone's center responded yet?

Ahh, that is great! I'm so lost in trying to find the sources here. I think changes will come, but they are being slow.

My daycare is at an institution who does chidlcare on the side (think company associated daycare). The company just updated the mandate such that "unvaccinated can be unmasked". So, effectively, everyone can unmask except the kids in childcare, because you aren't allowed to ask/challenge people's vax status.

[Anonymous]

Our daycare (MoCo) just announced that masking is optional for all teachers, students and staff as of tomorrow. Very happy to hear this, at last.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our daycare (MoCo) just announced that masking is optional for all teachers, students and staff as of tomorrow. Very happy to hear this, at last.

Is it a chain or independent center? Just curious

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our daycare (MoCo) just announced that masking is optional for all teachers, students and staff as of tomorrow. Very happy to hear this, at last.

Is it a chain or independent center? Just curious

I am not the PP but our daycare - Kidsco Jr. - is a part of a local chain and they are mask optional as of today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our daycare (MoCo) just announced that masking is optional for all teachers, students and staff as of tomorrow. Very happy to hear this, at last.

Is it a chain or independent center? Just curious

I am not the PP but our daycare - Kidsco Jr. - is a part of a local chain and they are mask optional as of today.

Thanks. That’s great to hear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our daycare (MoCo) just announced that masking is optional for all teachers, students and staff as of tomorrow. Very happy to hear this, at last.

Is it a chain or independent center? Just curious

I am not the PP but our daycare - Kidsco Jr. - is a part of a local chain and they are mask optional as of today.

Thanks. That’s great to hear.

Thanks for posting. Our MOCO preschool sent an email saying they are anticipating following MCPS in being mask optional soon. But not yet. I think no one wants to be the first or the 3rd or 4th, everyone wants to be doing the same as everyone else.

[Anonymous]

Our independent MoCo child care center just dropped masks. I’m hoping they’ll adopt the new MDH quarantine policy next (only mandatory quarantine for outbreaks).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our daycare (MoCo) just announced that masking is optional for all teachers, students and staff as of tomorrow. Very happy to hear this, at last.

Is it a chain or independent center? Just curious

I'm this PP. The daycare is a local chain with several centers in MoCo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our independent MoCo child care center just dropped masks. I’m hoping they’ll adopt the new MDH quarantine policy next (only mandatory quarantine for outbreaks).

Yeah this is where I get confused- our center (part of a local nonprofit chain of centers on MoCo) went mask optional, with the caveat that they have to follow MSDE for quarantines/closures. With all the ever changing guidance at the different levels of govt I don’t even know what that is anymore!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our independent MoCo child care center just dropped masks. I’m hoping they’ll adopt the new MDH quarantine policy next (only mandatory quarantine for outbreaks).

Yeah this is where I get confused- our center (part of a local nonprofit chain of centers on MoCo) went mask optional, with the caveat that they have to follow MSDE for quarantines/closures. With all the ever changing guidance at the different levels of govt I don’t even know what that is anymore!

I think the problem is that a MoCo daycare would need to consult with DHHS too, or at least that was my understanding. And they have not, to my knowledge, adopted the updated state guidance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our independent MoCo child care center just dropped masks. I’m hoping they’ll adopt the new MDH quarantine policy next (only mandatory quarantine for outbreaks).

Yeah this is where I get confused- our center (part of a local nonprofit chain of centers on MoCo) went mask optional, with the caveat that they have to follow MSDE for quarantines/closures. With all the ever changing guidance at the different levels of govt I don’t even know what that is anymore!

I think the problem is that a MoCo daycare would need to consult with DHHS too, or at least that was my understanding. And they have not, to my knowledge, adopted the updated state guidance.

Unless I missed a memo, Montgomery county and the state are pretty much aligned in terms of quarantining.
Essentially, since young kids cannot mask after their five days it is going to be 10 days of isolation/exclusion. They might tell you five days if they can wear masks consistently in the entire time around the other children. Is there another regulation you are curious about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our independent MoCo child care center just dropped masks. I’m hoping they’ll adopt the new MDH quarantine policy next (only mandatory quarantine for outbreaks).

Yeah this is where I get confused- our center (part of a local nonprofit chain of centers on MoCo) went mask optional, with the caveat that they have to follow MSDE for quarantines/closures. With all the ever changing guidance at the different levels of govt I don’t even know what that is anymore!

I think the problem is that a MoCo daycare would need to consult with DHHS too, or at least that was my understanding. And they have not, to my knowledge, adopted the updated state guidance.

Unless I missed a memo, Montgomery county and the state are pretty much aligned in terms of quarantining.
Essentially, since young kids cannot mask after their five days it is going to be 10 days of isolation/exclusion. They might tell you five days if they can wear masks consistently in the entire time around the other children. Is there another regulation you are curious about?

DP- this is the latest I saw from the state. It's actually unclear to me how going mask optional affects the quarantine policies. I thought the state was saying 5 days quarantine is fine for ages 2+ since the kids were masking. But now they don't have to mask. So can they still come back after day 5 and mask days 6-10, or is it back to 10 days quarantine?

https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/system/files/filedepot/3/covid_guidance_full_080420.pdf

Meanwhile MoCo DHHS never really wanted to give 2yos "credit" for wearing a mask and was still advising 10 days quarantine like you say even when the kid was forced to wear a mask all day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our independent MoCo child care center just dropped masks. I’m hoping they’ll adopt the new MDH quarantine policy next (only mandatory quarantine for outbreaks).

Yeah this is where I get confused- our center (part of a local nonprofit chain of centers on MoCo) went mask optional, with the caveat that they have to follow MSDE for quarantines/closures. With all the ever changing guidance at the different levels of govt I don’t even know what that is anymore!

I think the problem is that a MoCo daycare would need to consult with DHHS too, or at least that was my understanding. And they have not, to my knowledge, adopted the updated state guidance.

Unless I missed a memo, Montgomery county and the state are pretty much aligned in terms of quarantining.
Essentially, since young kids cannot mask after their five days it is going to be 10 days of isolation/exclusion. They might tell you five days if they can wear masks consistently in the entire time around the other children. Is there another regulation you are curious about?

DP- this is the latest I saw from the state. It's actually unclear to me how going mask optional affects the quarantine policies. I thought the state was saying 5 days quarantine is fine for ages 2+ since the kids were masking. But now they don't have to mask. So can they still come back after day 5 and mask days 6-10, or is it back to 10 days quarantine?

https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/system/files/filedepot/3/covid_guidance_full_080420.pdf

Meanwhile MoCo DHHS never really wanted to give 2yos "credit" for wearing a mask and was still advising 10 days quarantine like you say even when the kid was forced to wear a mask all day.

I see what you’re saying. Obviously I can’t speak for everybody here but throughout the entire state daycares we’re still maintaining 10 days because two and apps were not masking properly, nap times were a big issue and meal times. In general everybody has maintained the 10 days which is what Montgomery county was doing as well.

So you’re right, and I do agree with the county on this, the 10 day is the safest way to go to avoid facility closures and spread to the kids. apologies if this is still not what you’re asking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm really hoping the CDC updates their guidance here. It seems like ages 2-4 are the last to be required to mask, which is pretty silly. And I'll probably have my kid continue to mask (spouse feels more strongly), I just can not stand the logical inconsistency here.

It has not been updated since late January, and they are indicating it is being updated for the "new' guideance rolled out a couple of weeks ago.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/child-care-guidance.html#masking

The CDC's website has not been totally updated but their new guidance is that children 2-4 do not need to mask.

And in DC I guess childcare centers are no longer required to mandate masking, as of yesterday evening. Has anyone's center responded yet?

Do you have a link to this new guidance?