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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The larger the daycare the more instances you will have.  In home potentially is safer since you are limiting vectors.[/quote]

Yeah logically this sounds like it should make sense, but in reality, you’re making some assumptions that are no longer accurate. Mainly, you’re assuming kids and teachers at larger centers are commingling the same way they did pre-Covid. That’s not the case. OSSE/DOH (in DC) set new guidelines for daycares to follow, including that children and teachers be kept in “pods” and not commingle. Daycares are also doing temp checks at the door, not allowing parents in to do drop-off (hand-off now happens at the door), etc. So basically, even at large daycares, each classroom is pretty self-contained. And because class sizes are limited to 8 kids and 2 teachers (10 people total), the risk is about the same at large centers as it is at small ones.[/quote]

We really don't know what the difference in the risk is.  And I'm someone who moved her child back to her old center from a home daycare (both are great - it was a tough choice).  I agonized over the decision, but when I spoke with a friend and her husband who are uniquely knowledgeable about this stuff, they said we don't know what the difference in the risk is, and to just choose what we thing is best for our child's development.  At our center the director checks all the kids in, so she's exposed to everyone.  I don't think you can make the argument the "pods" are truly isolated from each other.  [/quote]

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