Close down the daycares

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mayor Bowser just recommended that daycares close except for those caring for children of essential health/emergency workers

Link? I could not find the statement

I was watching her live presser and it was in response to the q&as at the end. She said she was hoping to encourage daycare providers to open up next to hospitals etc.

[Anonymous]

So my daycare still plans to be open on Monday but we can tell that the teachers are anxious about getting sick and upset about the situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So my daycare still plans to be open on Monday but we can tell that the teachers are anxious about getting sick and upset about the situation.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. When you are all wondering "HOW ON EARTH?!??!!?" Trump got in again, feel free to come back to this thread. It's all right here.

Complete entitlement, delusion, and cluelessness about the country you live in and the people that actually make it function.

Yeah, poor you. Having to telecommute with a child at home. You’re the one with the privilege issues.

Sigh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mayor Bowser just recommended that daycares close except for those caring for children of essential health/emergency workers

Link? I could not find the statement

I was watching her live presser and it was in response to the q&as at the end. She said she was hoping to encourage daycare providers to open up next to hospitals etc.

? Wouldn’t that negate the purpose of school closures?

And yes, of course, daycares should be closed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mayor Bowser just recommended that daycares close except for those caring for children of essential health/emergency workers

Link? I could not find the statement

I was watching her live presser and it was in response to the q&as at the end. She said she was hoping to encourage daycare providers to open up next to hospitals etc.

? Wouldn’t that negate the purpose of school closures?

And yes, of course, daycares should be closed.

And what do you think should happen to the millions of people with kids who actually work every day and can’t just stay home without anyone noticing or caring?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daycare in NW DC just announced closure until the end of March, following the lead of schools in MD and DC. Will be an interesting few weeks at home "working from home" for DH and I with twin toddlers ...

You’re fortunate. Many employees cannot work from home.

Most doctors and nurses have kids, as do pharmacists and grocery store employees. They have no choice but to work. If all daycares are closed, who will watch their children?

I see both sides.....it’s a very difficult situation and decision. The failure of our president has made it much worse. There should be funding available to pay workers, who are not essential personnel, to stay home with their children. Essential personnel should get hazard pay in addition to regular pay, funded by the government. If we could just slow 3/4 of the country down, keep them isolated, I believe things would turn around before we become Italy.

Its not jost those folks. State and county governments, social workers, police, any of the helping or service professions.

Thanks for the correction. I did forget other huge essential personnel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. When you are all wondering "HOW ON EARTH?!??!!?" Trump got in again, feel free to come back to this thread. It's all right here.

Complete entitlement, delusion, and cluelessness about the country you live in and the people that actually make it function.

+1

Do you want every store to also shut down? How in the world are people on this thread so sheltered and privileged that they think everybody can work from home? There are so many jobs across many industries that can't work from home. What are people supposed to do with their kids?

[Anonymous]

I’m a Fed. As soon as I get any sort of guidance from our supreme leader regarding allowing us to telework, I will keep our kids home (and trade working with Dh).

If daycares close people have no choice but to take annual leave or lwop. I only have a few days of annual leave and barely any sick leave (I had a baby last year). I’m trying to save it for when we actually get sick with this virus.

[Anonymous]

I’m scared to work in my service industry job. I’m in close proximity to people all day.If our daycare closes at least I’ll have a “reason” to stay home. It will be costly but a relief in this moment.

[Anonymous]

Our pre-k / daycare plans to stay open until they are ordered to close. I do know that there are a number of essential personnel (i am talking medical and police, etc) at the center. So i can understand. But they were 109% understanding, and not surprised at all, when we pulled DS.
Kids with older sibs in (closed) K-12 will almost certainly be pulled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mayor Bowser just recommended that daycares close except for those caring for children of essential health/emergency workers

Link? I could not find the statement

I was watching her live presser and it was in response to the q&as at the end. She said she was hoping to encourage daycare providers to open up next to hospitals etc.

? Wouldn’t that negate the purpose of school closures?

And yes, of course, daycares should be closed.

And what do you think should happen to the millions of people with kids who actually work every day and can’t just stay home without anyone noticing or caring?

It literally takes a village... I've seen several moms online step up and offer to watch another kid or two (not the perfect social distancing but better than being in a daycare full of 10+ other kids) for free for those who need care.

[Anonymous]

And KEEP them closed after this passes!

[Anonymous]

Closed my home daycare up for the next 3 weeks - with no pay. We are usually outside 1-2 hours a day this time of year. Looking to get things set up to provide care outside the majority of the day. Will try to make things as safe as possible to reduce spread should I reopen. I do plan to reopen, but know the covid situation can change quickly. The guilt if it spreads through the daycare would be overwhelming. I do wonder if it is a liability issue too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. When you are all wondering "HOW ON EARTH?!??!!?" Trump got in again, feel free to come back to this thread. It's all right here.

Complete entitlement, delusion, and cluelessness about the country you live in and the people that actually make it function.

+1

Do you want every store to also shut down? How in the world are people on this thread so sheltered and privileged that they think everybody can work from home? There are so many jobs across many industries that can't work from home. What are people supposed to do with their kids?

Arrangements should be made. If you have two parents who both work essential jobs, one needs to stay home. Relatives need to move in.

It’s hard and awful and such a huge problem but if elementary schools are closed then daycares must be closed.