I’m concerned about covid cases at DD’s daycare following Thanksgiving

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think everyone is a bit on edge about this. Our daycare updated their illness policy such that you need to keep your child home for the entire duration of a cold, even if you get a negative test result for Covid.

Are you in Maryland? This was the guidance daycares received from the health department and licensing.

Is this new? First I’m hearing of this and I’m in MD.

No, it's not new. This was in the July decision flow chart. Do you work in daycare? These are the guidelines we must follow in order to be open. In regards to a cold symptoms that meet COVID like illness the flow chart states:

"The ill person should stay
home until symptoms have
improved and criteria in the
Communicable Diseases
Summary have been met as
applicable.
The person should consider
being tested/retested for
COVID-19 if symptoms do not
improve."

It's going to be a challenging winter because of colds and allergies, however, parents, please understand that these are State guidelines and regulations that we must follow in order to be open during the pandemic. We are not making these rules up and are obligated to follow them and must enforce them. It's always difficult to exclude a family due to a cold, but in the end it prevents illnesses from spreading.

The updated decision flow chart from the end of August says there must be 2 symptoms to have to stay home/ get tested. Even if you have a fever you must also have another symptom, like runny nose or aches. The only single symptoms that mean automatic exclusion are cough, difficulty breathing, or loss of taste/smell. So a runny nose alone would not keep you out in MD.

You are correct about the updated AugustFlow chart. However, my point still stands. A runny nose would fall under Person with one new symptom not meeting Covid like illness— exclude until symptoms have improved, no fever or medication for 24 hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think everyone is a bit on edge about this. Our daycare updated their illness policy such that you need to keep your child home for the entire duration of a cold, even if you get a negative test result for Covid.

Are you in Maryland? This was the guidance daycares received from the health department and licensing.

Is this new? First I’m hearing of this and I’m in MD.

No, it's not new. This was in the July decision flow chart. Do you work in daycare? These are the guidelines we must follow in order to be open. In regards to a cold symptoms that meet COVID like illness the flow chart states:

"The ill person should stay
home until symptoms have
improved and criteria in the
Communicable Diseases
Summary have been met as
applicable.
The person should consider
being tested/retested for
COVID-19 if symptoms do not
improve."

It's going to be a challenging winter because of colds and allergies, however, parents, please understand that these are State guidelines and regulations that we must follow in order to be open during the pandemic. We are not making these rules up and are obligated to follow them and must enforce them. It's always difficult to exclude a family due to a cold, but in the end it prevents illnesses from spreading.

The updated decision flow chart from the end of August says there must be 2 symptoms to have to stay home/ get tested. Even if you have a fever you must also have another symptom, like runny nose or aches. The only single symptoms that mean automatic exclusion are cough, difficulty breathing, or loss of taste/smell. So a runny nose alone would not keep you out in MD.

You are correct about the updated AugustFlow chart. However, my point still stands. A runny nose would fall under Person with one new symptom not meeting Covid like illness— exclude until symptoms have improved, no fever or medication for 24 hours.

That’s not what it says at all, but as a provider you are entitled to set the policy as you like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think everyone is a bit on edge about this. Our daycare updated their illness policy such that you need to keep your child home for the entire duration of a cold, even if you get a negative test result for Covid.

Are you in Maryland? This was the guidance daycares received from the health department and licensing.

PP here- yes in MD. Ok that makes sense then. It was just surprising as they had just sent us revised health guidelines from the state a few weeks ago (similar to what others were describing, the two different lists of symptoms). Seems it's constantly evolving and just a bit confusing to parents. If it's a runny nose, a negative Covid test will not suffice to return, only a note from a doctor that it is allergies. Hoping the masks reduces the spread of cold germs this winter, feel like DD always had a bit of something last year even when it wasn't a full blown cold.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think everyone is a bit on edge about this. Our daycare updated their illness policy such that you need to keep your child home for the entire duration of a cold, even if you get a negative test result for Covid.

Are you in Maryland? This was the guidance daycares received from the health department and licensing.

Is this new? First I’m hearing of this and I’m in MD.

No, it's not new. This was in the July decision flow chart. Do you work in daycare? These are the guidelines we must follow in order to be open. In regards to a cold symptoms that meet COVID like illness the flow chart states:

"The ill person should stay
home until symptoms have
improved and criteria in the
Communicable Diseases
Summary have been met as
applicable.
The person should consider
being tested/retested for
COVID-19 if symptoms do not
improve."

It's going to be a challenging winter because of colds and allergies, however, parents, please understand that these are State guidelines and regulations that we must follow in order to be open during the pandemic. We are not making these rules up and are obligated to follow them and must enforce them. It's always difficult to exclude a family due to a cold, but in the end it prevents illnesses from spreading.

The updated decision flow chart from the end of August says there must be 2 symptoms to have to stay home/ get tested. Even if you have a fever you must also have another symptom, like runny nose or aches. The only single symptoms that mean automatic exclusion are cough, difficulty breathing, or loss of taste/smell. So a runny nose alone would not keep you out in MD.

You are correct about the updated AugustFlow chart. However, my point still stands. A runny nose would fall under Person with one new symptom not meeting Covid like illness— exclude until symptoms have improved, no fever or medication for 24 hours.

That’s not what it says at all, but as a provider you are entitled to set the policy as you like.

Please if I am wrong I am open to know. I am going to copy what is in the flow chart. If I am interpreting it wrong I am open to hear how you interpret this guidance.

{For the purposes of this decision aid, COVID-19-like illness is defined as: Any 1 of the following: cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new
loss of taste or smell, OR At least 2 of the following: fever of 100.4o or higher (measured or subjective), chills or shaking chills, muscle aches, sore throat,
headache, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, and congestion or runny nose.}

Person (child, care provider, educator, other
staff) with 1 new symptom not meeting the
definition of COVID-19-like illness.
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Exclude person and allow return when symptoms have improved, no fever for at least 24 hours
without fever reducing medication, AND criteria in the Communicable Diseases Summary have
been met as applicable. If person develops symptoms of COVID-19-like illness, follow
processes below for person with COVID-19-like illness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our daycare policy is if you go to any state on the DC list, you need to self-quarantine for 14 days before coming back to school.

Right. Because everyone is SO honest about their travel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our daycare policy is if you go to any state on the DC list, you need to self-quarantine for 14 days before coming back to school.

Right. Because everyone is SO honest about their travel.

This. Any "plan" that relies on honesty and the honor system is not worth the paper it's printed on.