MoCo daycare capacity reduction

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Counties are reducing the capacity to 10 people indoor. I believe this will include daycares too. Hogan might speak on this today. We were told by higher ups to brace ourselves for this announcement today. This will mean that people will lose their daycare spots.

I really hope not. For one thing, daycares need to take precedence over other businesses. For another, they've specifically NOT been sources of outbreaks, in contrast to said businesses. We really shouldn't be debating this point anymore.

Agreed. Also wondering how this would affect schools that are open- are classrooms already limited to 1 teacher and 9 students? Or would they have to revamp to reduce capacity too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great. Nail in the coffin for any centers who have managed to survive thus far. But yay we can still go get a beer at a bar!

It’s speculation based on the reduce capacity order in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s County. Nothing for sure yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great. Nail in the coffin for any centers who have managed to survive thus far. But yay we can still go get a beer at a bar!

It’s speculation based on the reduce capacity order in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s County. Nothing for sure yet.

Do you really thing MoCo will be less restrictive than surrounding counties? I mean c'mon, they want to win the absurdity award for 2020.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Counties are reducing the capacity to 10 people indoor. I believe this will include daycares too. Hogan might speak on this today. We were told by higher ups to brace ourselves for this announcement today. This will mean that people will lose their daycare spots.

I really hope not. For one thing, daycares need to take precedence over other businesses. For another, they've specifically NOT been sources of outbreaks, in contrast to said businesses. We really shouldn't be debating this point anymore.

Agreed. Also wondering how this would affect schools that are open- are classrooms already limited to 1 teacher and 9 students? Or would they have to revamp to reduce capacity too?

Parents who care about these things really need to make their voices heard to state and local government. It's bad enough that public schools are closed indefinitely, but there is just NO evidence that closing or even drastically reducing childcare/private school/learning hub capacity is going to make a real difference in reducing community transmission. The downsides of closing these groups so greatly outweigh any imagined benefit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Counties are reducing the capacity to 10 people indoor. I believe this will include daycares too. Hogan might speak on this today. We were told by higher ups to brace ourselves for this announcement today. This will mean that people will lose their daycare spots.

Where? I know the Anne Arundel executive order just limits social gatherings to 10 people, and excludes businesses. It even excludes things like weddings. Daycares certainly aren't covered by that.

[Anonymous]

How bad do the COVID numbers have to get though before anyone gives a crap about protecting child care workers? Not trying to be provocative...it must be hard for child care workers serving families that are NOT essential workers to read in the same press release that government employees must telework.

Centers are NOT causing outbreaks now but when the number soar, when will the public be okay with closing centers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great. Nail in the coffin for any centers who have managed to survive thus far. But yay we can still go get a beer at a bar!

It’s speculation based on the reduce capacity order in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s County. Nothing for sure yet.

Do you really thing MoCo will be less restrictive than surrounding counties? I mean c'mon, they want to win the absurdity award for 2020.

The Montgomery County Council was pretty clear that they wouldn't support reducing child care capacity without evidence that there's a problem with them. Even Gayles and Stoddard acknowledged they're isn't a problem with daycares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How bad do the COVID numbers have to get though before anyone gives a crap about protecting child care workers? Not trying to be provocative...it must be hard for child care workers serving families that are NOT essential workers to read in the same press release that government employees must telework.

Centers are NOT causing outbreaks now but when the number soar, when will the public be okay with closing centers?

Do you know any child care workers that want to be furloughed? I don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How bad do the COVID numbers have to get though before anyone gives a crap about protecting child care workers? Not trying to be provocative...it must be hard for child care workers serving families that are NOT essential workers to read in the same press release that government employees must telework.

Centers are NOT causing outbreaks now but when the number soar, when will the public be okay with closing centers?

Do you know any child care workers that want to be furloughed? I don't.

I’m a child care teacher. I don’t want to get furloughed but I also don’t want to get sick. I’m a bit jealous of public school teachers - who already get more money and respect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How bad do the COVID numbers have to get though before anyone gives a crap about protecting child care workers? Not trying to be provocative...it must be hard for child care workers serving families that are NOT essential workers to read in the same press release that government employees must telework.

Centers are NOT causing outbreaks now but when the number soar, when will the public be okay with closing centers?

Do you know any child care workers that want to be furloughed? I don't.

I’m a child care teacher. I don’t want to get furloughed but I also don’t want to get sick. I’m a bit jealous of public school teachers - who already get more money and respect.

Never too late to go back to school and become a teacher if that’s what you want.

And I’m sure most child care workers understand that government employees aren’t really teleworking while simultaneously caring for infants/toddlers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How bad do the COVID numbers have to get though before anyone gives a crap about protecting child care workers? Not trying to be provocative...it must be hard for child care workers serving families that are NOT essential workers to read in the same press release that government employees must telework.

Centers are NOT causing outbreaks now but when the number soar, when will the public be okay with closing centers?

childcare is essential work.

[Anonymous]

^^ This is the child care teacher from above. I actually have my teaching certificate but work in child care because I want to teach 2 & 3 year olds.

The younger the age you teach, the less you make in this country. Parents of young children should advocate to change that and should show public support for the care they’re getting so they can telework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ This is the child care teacher from above. I actually have my teaching certificate but work in child care because I want to teach 2 & 3 year olds.

The younger the age you teach, the less you make in this country. Parents of young children should advocate to change that and should show public support for the care they’re getting so they can telework.

You can’t make more than working parents can afford to pay. That’s the reason your pay is lower than public school teachers who are paid with government funds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ This is the child care teacher from above. I actually have my teaching certificate but work in child care because I want to teach 2 & 3 year olds.

The younger the age you teach, the less you make in this country. Parents of young children should advocate to change that and should show public support for the care they’re getting so they can telework.

Completely agree. Child care providers are front-line workers doing essential work. It's been infuriating to see teachers snub the difficult job and critical role of child care providers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ This is the child care teacher from above. I actually have my teaching certificate but work in child care because I want to teach 2 & 3 year olds.

The younger the age you teach, the less you make in this country. Parents of young children should advocate to change that and should show public support for the care they’re getting so they can telework.

You can’t make more than working parents can afford to pay. That’s the reason your pay is lower than public school teachers who are paid with government funds.

This is unfortunately true. Child care should be a common good funded by the government.