Day care providers not using masks

[Anonymous]

My DC is at a home day care where the provider and assistant do not wear masks with the kids indoors during the day, only during drop offs and pick ups. We were ok with this for a while, thinking if they are together all day a mask can't make much difference and that numbers were looking pretty good in summer/early fall, but I'm seeing more and more research saying that masking helps prevent covid transmission even inside the home. Would you say something, like ask if they would start, knowing you'd fairly recently said you were ok with it? I need to keep my kid in day care as long as possible, but it seems potentially irresponsible knowing that they're not taking all precautions recommended as cases rise.

[Anonymous]

You said it. They are together all day long in a small environment as it is. I would leave it do not worry about it.

[Anonymous]

This is absurd. Just quit your job if you're going to go to that extreme in a home day care setting.

[Anonymous]

Where is this and what do the regulations say? Does your kid wear one (if they are 2+)?

[Anonymous]

They are together for 40 hours a week. Masks won’t make a difference.

[Anonymous]

I'm a home daycare provider. I wear a mask and face shield the majority of the day, as that is what is recommended in my area. Even with that and all the extra cleaning and hand washing we have had 3 colds go through. Considerably less illness than usual though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a home daycare provider. I wear a mask and face shield the majority of the day, as that is what is recommended in my area. Even with that and all the extra cleaning and hand washing we have had 3 colds go through. Considerably less illness than usual though.

At what points do you take it off?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where is this and what do the regulations say? Does your kid wear one (if they are 2+)?

This is in MD. I believe the regulations say mask up but I'm not sure if it's recommended or required - don't know why the provider wouldn't do it if it is required.

All of the kids are under 3 and none wear masks. Mine just turned one. I do not expect the 2 year olds to. They are 2.

To the PP who said why don't I just quit my job - that's what I'm really trying NOT to do, thanks! I am trying to get a sense of what is a reasonable and rational approach to take here, both interpersonally and in terms of requirements and scientific evidence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a home daycare provider. I wear a mask and face shield the majority of the day, as that is what is recommended in my area. Even with that and all the extra cleaning and hand washing we have had 3 colds go through. Considerably less illness than usual though.

At what points do you take it off?

Nap, when they are all asleep, and I can sit a good distance away while watching them. Sometimes a quick break outside when I flip the shield up and pull the mask down, when they are playing further away. We are to minimise that though to avoid handling the shield and mask. We are to sanitise hands to remove & put back on. It feels burdensome at first, but you do get used to it.

[Anonymous]

This is an interesting stat.

https://www.facebook.com/146221808914855/posts/1539863049550717/?extid=0&d=n

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is this and what do the regulations say? Does your kid wear one (if they are 2+)?

This is in MD. I believe the regulations say mask up but I'm not sure if it's recommended or required - don't know why the provider wouldn't do it if it is required.

All of the kids are under 3 and none wear masks. Mine just turned one. I do not expect the 2 year olds to. They are 2.

To the PP who said why don't I just quit my job - that's what I'm really trying NOT to do, thanks! I am trying to get a sense of what is a reasonable and rational approach to take here, both interpersonally and in terms of requirements and scientific evidence.

Because masks are miserable to wear, particularly if you're chasing around kids and have glasses on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is an interesting stat.

https://www.facebook.com/146221808914855/posts/1539863049550717/?extid=0&d=n

Keep in mind different jurisdictions use different definitions for outbreak, but it is almost *never* restricted to case that included a transmission in the venue/setting. As such, you'd certainly always expect cases in centers to roughly track with settings in the community, since that's where the kids and workers are picking COVID up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is this and what do the regulations say? Does your kid wear one (if they are 2+)?

This is in MD. I believe the regulations say mask up but I'm not sure if it's recommended or required - don't know why the provider wouldn't do it if it is required.

All of the kids are under 3 and none wear masks. Mine just turned one. I do not expect the 2 year olds to. They are 2.

To the PP who said why don't I just quit my job - that's what I'm really trying NOT to do, thanks! I am trying to get a sense of what is a reasonable and rational approach to take here, both interpersonally and in terms of requirements and scientific evidence.

Regulations for centers in MD say kids wear a mask on their second birthday. And providers. It seems silly to me since they take them off to eat and sleep, and that’s most the day for little kids! But viral load matters, so I guess it’s better than nothing. I know many of the two year olds at my center don’t really wear a mask, though mine doesn’t mind it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is this and what do the regulations say? Does your kid wear one (if they are 2+)?

This is in MD. I believe the regulations say mask up but I'm not sure if it's recommended or required - don't know why the provider wouldn't do it if it is required.

All of the kids are under 3 and none wear masks. Mine just turned one. I do not expect the 2 year olds to. They are 2.

To the PP who said why don't I just quit my job - that's what I'm really trying NOT to do, thanks! I am trying to get a sense of what is a reasonable and rational approach to take here, both interpersonally and in terms of requirements and scientific evidence.

Regulations for centers in MD say kids wear a mask on their second birthday. And providers. It seems silly to me since they take them off to eat and sleep, and that’s most the day for little kids! But viral load matters, so I guess it’s better than nothing. I know many of the two year olds at my center don’t really wear a mask, though mine doesn’t mind it.

This is false. MDH/MSDE say kids older than 5 should wear masks, which is consistent with recommendations from the WHO which say kids younger than 5 should not be required to wear masks.

You may be confused because Montgomery County includes kids older than 2 in their general mask order (which doesn't include daycares, which the executive order says are covered by MDH/MSDE guidance). I believe MoCo is the only jurisdiction in this area that attempts to apply the mask order to 2 year olds.

[Anonymous]

Of course they're supposed to wear masks indoors and when they're not socially distancing. You idiots are never going to get it, are you.