daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At the rate Omicron is spreading, I am almost certain that every daycare will be affected and have to close for a period of time. Daycare kids will catch it from their siblings and spread it around daycare. Teachers will catch it and have to quarantine. Even if they are vaccinated and boostered it looks like you can still get it.

Here’s the frustrating part. I work in daycare and when we have a situation we call the department of health. Depending on who you speak to you may receive different guidance. Two separate daycare with identical situations will receive different guidance. Some will need to close, others just exclude the infected individual. It is frustrating on our end.

Whoever said they are concerned about the disruption in daycare, I am as well. I have several parents who simply cannot afford to take the two weeks off with their child. Unfortunately, we must abide by the department of health.

Do they have to abide by the Department of Health? I looked for a law or regulation saying so, but I couldn’t find one. I'm pretty sure this is all voluntary.

[Anonymous]

Hi - I'm struggling what to do about daycare. I'm off this week with both of my kids, scheduled to send DS3 back to daycare after the new year. The school closed four different classrooms in the last few weeks due to COVID. And my kiddo brought home half a dozen colds this fall - which tells me masks just aren't protective in this environment. (Oh, there's also the fact that when I pick up, there are usually kids with exposed noses.)

I'm wondering if keeping him home for a week or two could mean missing the surge in cases? And if I do that, does it mean I really should keep my vaccinated elementary school son home, too? Cases were rising at his school prior to the holiday break.

I feel like sending the boys to school in January is accepting that we are VERY likely to bring COVID home. I know it's likely to be no big deal for my little guy, but he does have a heart defect and my mama bear instincts want to keep protecting him. DH and I are boosted and can work from home in January. We live in an area with pretty high vaccination rates, but a lot of mask opposition, especially for kids.

I know we are extremely fortunate to have this choice. Thoughts are appreciated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi - I'm struggling what to do about daycare. I'm off this week with both of my kids, scheduled to send DS3 back to daycare after the new year. The school closed four different classrooms in the last few weeks due to COVID. And my kiddo brought home half a dozen colds this fall - which tells me masks just aren't protective in this environment. (Oh, there's also the fact that when I pick up, there are usually kids with exposed noses.)

I'm wondering if keeping him home for a week or two could mean missing the surge in cases? And if I do that, does it mean I really should keep my vaccinated elementary school son home, too? Cases were rising at his school prior to the holiday break.

I feel like sending the boys to school in January is accepting that we are VERY likely to bring COVID home. I know it's likely to be no big deal for my little guy, but he does have a heart defect and my mama bear instincts want to keep protecting him. DH and I are boosted and can work from home in January. We live in an area with pretty high vaccination rates, but a lot of mask opposition, especially for kids.

I know we are extremely fortunate to have this choice. Thoughts are appreciated.

am in this boat too, still trying to figure out what to do with DS4

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi - I'm struggling what to do about daycare. I'm off this week with both of my kids, scheduled to send DS3 back to daycare after the new year. The school closed four different classrooms in the last few weeks due to COVID. And my kiddo brought home half a dozen colds this fall - which tells me masks just aren't protective in this environment. (Oh, there's also the fact that when I pick up, there are usually kids with exposed noses.)

I'm wondering if keeping him home for a week or two could mean missing the surge in cases? And if I do that, does it mean I really should keep my vaccinated elementary school son home, too? Cases were rising at his school prior to the holiday break.

I feel like sending the boys to school in January is accepting that we are VERY likely to bring COVID home. I know it's likely to be no big deal for my little guy, but he does have a heart defect and my mama bear instincts want to keep protecting him. DH and I are boosted and can work from home in January. We live in an area with pretty high vaccination rates, but a lot of mask opposition, especially for kids.

I know we are extremely fortunate to have this choice. Thoughts are appreciated.

am in this boat too, still trying to figure out what to do with DS4

Right? I know the risk is low; but should they get very ill or have long COVID, we'll be kicking ourselves for not protecting them. DH keeps saying DS is more likely to get in a car accident. But I'm having trouble accepting that.

[Anonymous]

Same boat. Am keeping my little one home for another week or two, but it's a struggle because I work full time and am enlisting parents' help, with all the baggage that comes with that. The whole "this is mild for kids" is okay until it isn't:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-26/jump-in-child-covid-hospitalizations-in-new-york-sparks-concerns-in-california-amid-omicron

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi - I'm struggling what to do about daycare. I'm off this week with both of my kids, scheduled to send DS3 back to daycare after the new year. The school closed four different classrooms in the last few weeks due to COVID. And my kiddo brought home half a dozen colds this fall - which tells me masks just aren't protective in this environment. (Oh, there's also the fact that when I pick up, there are usually kids with exposed noses.)

I'm wondering if keeping him home for a week or two could mean missing the surge in cases? And if I do that, does it mean I really should keep my vaccinated elementary school son home, too? Cases were rising at his school prior to the holiday break.

I feel like sending the boys to school in January is accepting that we are VERY likely to bring COVID home. I know it's likely to be no big deal for my little guy, but he does have a heart defect and my mama bear instincts want to keep protecting him. DH and I are boosted and can work from home in January. We live in an area with pretty high vaccination rates, but a lot of mask opposition, especially for kids.

I know we are extremely fortunate to have this choice. Thoughts are appreciated.

am in this boat too, still trying to figure out what to do with DS4

Right? I know the risk is low; but should they get very ill or have long COVID, we'll be kicking ourselves for not protecting them. DH keeps saying DS is more likely to get in a car accident. But I'm having trouble accepting that.

He's not more likely to get in a car acciendent within the next month, though. (Probably. Haven't checked the stats.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am only concerned about them closing for extra days between Christmas and NYE.

Tired of always being the most rigid population in terms of risk mitigation and yet children are at least risk of illness or severe illness.

I’ve accepted my kid and our family are going to COVID. I’d rather they just get rid of the masks altogether and let these kids see each other’s faces. It’s downright cruel to do it to them for this long.