Gov. Hogan confrerence at 5 pm, 5/27

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think he will allow counties in MD to move to Phase 2, but then each county can decide if they are ready for that phase, just liek with Phase 1.

MoCo isn't even on Phase 1 yet.

But DC and Va are starting on Friday. It makes 0 sense to not move to phase 1 along with our neighbors. There is so much commuting with in the DMV not to move forward together (or be closed together).

I would be surprised if MoCo remains closed.

As to the rest of Maryland, they will be moving to Phase 2.

I think Hogan will say any counties in MD can go to Phase 2 starting Friday/Sat, but Elrich will then opt not to even go to Phase 1.

I hope people realize that means childcare centers will be open in other counties, but not in MoCo.

As of May 16 daycares could accept non essential children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think he will allow counties in MD to move to Phase 2, but then each county can decide if they are ready for that phase, just liek with Phase 1.

MoCo isn't even on Phase 1 yet.

But DC and Va are starting on Friday. It makes 0 sense to not move to phase 1 along with our neighbors. There is so much commuting with in the DMV not to move forward together (or be closed together).

I would be surprised if MoCo remains closed.

As to the rest of Maryland, they will be moving to Phase 2.

I think Hogan will say any counties in MD can go to Phase 2 starting Friday/Sat, but Elrich will then opt not to even go to Phase 1.

I hope people realize that means childcare centers will be open in other counties, but not in MoCo.

As of May 16 daycares could accept non essential children.

They will be able to start operating at 50% capacity with non-essential children in Phase 2. But not in MoCo because Elrich doesn’t care.

[Anonymous]

Everyone will just flock to DC or NOVA if phase 1 isn’t this Friday...so I say they will do it even just out of peer pressure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think he will allow counties in MD to move to Phase 2, but then each county can decide if they are ready for that phase, just liek with Phase 1.

MoCo isn't even on Phase 1 yet.

But DC and Va are starting on Friday. It makes 0 sense to not move to phase 1 along with our neighbors. There is so much commuting with in the DMV not to move forward together (or be closed together).

I would be surprised if MoCo remains closed.

As to the rest of Maryland, they will be moving to Phase 2.

I think Hogan will say any counties in MD can go to Phase 2 starting Friday/Sat, but Elrich will then opt not to even go to Phase 1.

I hope people realize that means childcare centers will be open in other counties, but not in MoCo.

As of May 16 daycares could accept non essential children.

They will be able to start operating at 50% capacity with non-essential children in Phase 2. But not in MoCo because Elrich doesn’t care.

Can somebody help me understand this memo? It came from msde but I don't understand how it excludes MoCo from reopening. I asked but nobody has answered me. I want to reopen but I do not know if I am allowed. English is not my first language and I could be misundersanding.

On behalf of the Maryland State Department of Education, I want to thank Maryland’s child care providers,
teachers and staff who agreed to deliver services for those essential persons and first responders on the front
lines combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 30, 2020, the State began offering child care services
through the Essential Personnel Child Care (EPCC) and Essential Personnel School Age (EPSA) programs at no
cost to all essential persons with children from 6 weeks to age 13. This action was taken as Maryland’s
response to the state of emergency to relieve Essential Persons of the burden of worrying about child care
while working to address the crisis, stop the spread of the virus, and save lives.

We are now progressing to Phase I of Governor Hogan’s Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery. Please see
the attached Notice to Programs and Families.

Effective Saturday, May 16, 2020, approved EPCC and EPSA sites that have available space may begin
accepting children of parents from businesses newly reopened by the Governor's Executive Order Number 20-
05-13-01 and subsequent Executive Orders. Parents of these children pay tuition directly to the provider.
EPCC and EPSA sites must continue to invoice the state for children of essential persons until June 7, 2020.

Effective June 8, 2020, because less funding is available than initially expected, the EPCC and EPSA programs
will be modified to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) no longer providing payment for child
care services for essential persons. Parents will be responsible for payment for all child care services, and
providers may collect tuition.

If a parent or guardian of a child chooses not to continue services with the EPCC provider the parent or
guardian must disenroll the child by the close of business on June 7, 2020. To remain in the EPCC program, a
provider may not charge termination or enrollment fees to parents or guardians of children who disenroll the
child from care.
Thank you for keeping Maryland’s children safe and healthy every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think he will allow counties in MD to move to Phase 2, but then each county can decide if they are ready for that phase, just liek with Phase 1.

MoCo isn't even on Phase 1 yet.

But DC and Va are starting on Friday. It makes 0 sense to not move to phase 1 along with our neighbors. There is so much commuting with in the DMV not to move forward together (or be closed together).

I would be surprised if MoCo remains closed.

As to the rest of Maryland, they will be moving to Phase 2.

I think Hogan will say any counties in MD can go to Phase 2 starting Friday/Sat, but Elrich will then opt not to even go to Phase 1.

I hope people realize that means childcare centers will be open in other counties, but not in MoCo.

As of May 16 daycares could accept non essential children.

They will be able to start operating at 50% capacity with non-essential children in Phase 2. But not in MoCo because Elrich doesn’t care.

Can somebody help me understand this memo? It came from msde but I don't understand how it excludes MoCo from reopening. I asked but nobody has answered me. I want to reopen but I do not know if I am allowed. English is not my first language and I could be misundersanding.

On behalf of the Maryland State Department of Education, I want to thank Maryland’s child care providers,
teachers and staff who agreed to deliver services for those essential persons and first responders on the front
lines combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 30, 2020, the State began offering child care services
through the Essential Personnel Child Care (EPCC) and Essential Personnel School Age (EPSA) programs at no
cost to all essential persons with children from 6 weeks to age 13. This action was taken as Maryland’s
response to the state of emergency to relieve Essential Persons of the burden of worrying about child care
while working to address the crisis, stop the spread of the virus, and save lives.

We are now progressing to Phase I of Governor Hogan’s Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery. Please see
the attached Notice to Programs and Families.

Effective Saturday, May 16, 2020, approved EPCC and EPSA sites that have available space may begin
accepting children of parents from businesses newly reopened by the Governor's Executive Order Number 20-
05-13-01 and subsequent Executive Orders. Parents of these children pay tuition directly to the provider.
EPCC and EPSA sites must continue to invoice the state for children of essential persons until June 7, 2020.

Effective June 8, 2020, because less funding is available than initially expected, the EPCC and EPSA programs
will be modified to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) no longer providing payment for child
care services for essential persons. Parents will be responsible for payment for all child care services, and
providers may collect tuition.

If a parent or guardian of a child chooses not to continue services with the EPCC provider the parent or
guardian must disenroll the child by the close of business on June 7, 2020. To remain in the EPCC program, a
provider may not charge termination or enrollment fees to parents or guardians of children who disenroll the
child from care.
Thank you for keeping Maryland’s children safe and healthy every day.

So my reading of it is that, effective May 16, approved EPCC and EPSA sites can provide service to children of families with parents who work in businesses that reopened under Phase 1. Since MoCo is not in Phase 1, that would exclude MoCo. In MoCo, only essential worker families (as defined in pre-Phase 1 restrictions) can access childcare.

It also says that the state will stop paying EPCCs their stipend on June 8. That means that essential workers need to pay the childcare facilities (right now they aren’t paying, since the state is giving the childcare centers a stipend).

[Anonymous]

Thank you for explaining that to me. It wasn’t clear because it didn’t say it was up to each county and based on the phase that county was on.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

So we have the situation where many people who live in MoCo but work in DC, and might need to start back Friday, will not be able to get childcare.

Insanity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So we have the situation where many people who live in MoCo but work in DC, and might need to start back Friday, will not be able to get childcare.

Insanity.

Exactly. Or NoVA, which also applies to many people. “Sorry, boss — can’t come back as you requested because I have no childcare.” Who thinks anyone’s boss is going to look kindly on that?

[Anonymous]

So it sounds like MD is going to phase 2? Yet, here in MoCo, Elrich "guesses" maybe next week to even start.

[Anonymous]

Can someone update on what he says? Having trouble seeing it.

[Anonymous]

Effective 5 pm Friday Maryland is entering Phase 2.

[Anonymous]

what is phase 2? Indoor dining? Childcare?

[Anonymous]

Starting this Friday at 5pm we are doing what Hogan is calling “a completion of Phase 1”:

- Restaurants, social organizations (VFW, etc) can do outdoor dining with social distancing and sanitization measures

- Said local leaders need to find innovative ways to support restaurants. Suggested closing streets to accommodate outdoor dining and using places like parking lots.

- Other outdoor activities can resume, including youth sports with limited, low contact practices (MoCo will FLIP OUT if soccer can’t start). YOUTH DAY CAMPS CAN RESUME with capacity limitations (no more than 10 campers per group). No overnight or out of state campers. Masks required for all.

- POOLS CAN OPEN at 25% capacity, social distancing, etc.

- Drive in movie theaters can open

More information is available at open.maryland.gov/backtobusiness.

He noted that metrics are positive across the state, including in MoCo.

My prediction: considering that camp is basically childcare, if Elrich doesn’t go along with this, people are going to flip the fk out, including me. Where the HELL am I supposed to send my kid?!

[Anonymous]

Did he just override Erlich?