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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daycare typically closes for 2 weeks due to Christmas/NYE and it is written in our service agreement as a paid holiday and I've accepted it for years. Now due to COVID they notified us this week that they'll be closing for an additional week. I think that this is unreasonable and would likely lead to additional community spread because many families will need to find people outside of their household to help with childcare since this closing was unplanned. Unfortunately, that is what I will have to do. 
Does anyone know of any specific guidance regarding payments during daycare closures due to COVID? Earlier in the pandemic, Maryland made it illegal up until June, but I'm not sure where things stand now.[/quote]

They are closing for an additional week as CYA since families dont/havent been listenening and havent stopped combining households. It is to protect staff and children/families. For that extra week you either need to take leave or let them know you have had an outside person in your house and will need to present a negative COVID test to return, at least 5 days after the last exposure to this individual. If that individual is masked and you all are masked, then you should ask for directions from your daycare and they will ask MDOH. You can ask them to reimburse you for that week since it isnt written in the contract as a payable holiday and then take leave unpaid/paid.

We are all doing it OP. Mine is only extra 3 days but between the already planned holiday leave and normal closures, we still will need to use leave. Luckily it is before 12/31 so I will be using COVID 2/3 pay for those days. Pre-determined holiday closures not related to COVID will come out of my sick/vac bank as usual.

This should not come as a surprise.

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