What would you do, larger center with more safety protocols or in home with less children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Center. I trust their protocols. If someone tests positive you know they will ask health officials what to do. They'll do a better job cleaning.

I generally agree with this but I think there are exceptions. Our center isn’t open yet but I trust them. There are other centers I wouldn’t trust.

[Anonymous]

Cleaning doesn't do much for Covid which spreads through droplets or aerosols in the air. It does prevent other types of illnesses which is why it's not a good idea to send your child to a daycare that doesn't get cleaned.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/scourge-hygiene-theater/614599/?utm_source=feed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is 3 and we are trying to figure out our plan for the fall. He was in a large-ish preschool and when things closed down, we started sending him to his old in-home day care provider. We are trying to figure out our plan for this fall. Large center is now re-open and has a lot of safety precautions and cleaning protocols and changes to address covid. They have probably about 50 or so families attending plus workers. The in home isn't really as strict with masks, cleaning, etc. but they have 4 families and the workers. "Academics" clearly better at the preschool but the in home really is an extension of our family and son loves his caregivers and classmates, who he has been with since he was a baby.

We could probably attend either place this fall. What would you do?

family childcare all the way

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How big are the classrooms/units at the center?

I actually think in both settings, the biggest risk point is parents at pick-up and drop off. Are they coming in and chatting at the inhome? Or does she insist they do it quickly and not come in and come at staggered times?

At our in-home she doesn't have strict rules, but in practice parents who do chat do so outdoors and at a distance.

Any daycare is a calculated risk, and the biggest risk is the hours spent indoors together with other children and adults.