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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a daycare in Montgomery County and haven’t heard anything to the contrary from the county. We already adopted the state guidance, we’re licensed and regulated by the state and not the county.

If the county opposes these new guidelines, well that ship has sailed! The new guidance came out last week. If they oppose that they would’ve put out a statement or email to daycare‘s but they haven’t.[/quote]

That is a big relief to hear. We are hearing a different assessment from other providers, however. They believe that licensing requires them to report cases to the MoCo Health Dept., and that if the Health Dept. then gives them quarantine guidance that differs from the state's, (i.e., quarantine a class for 14 days vs. 5), that providers have to follow that even if it is more strict.

[i]What are you thoughts on that[/i]?[/quote]

Yes, that is correct.  We have to report cases to the health department.

Are you sure you want to know my thoughts? You might not like them but here goes.  IMO, the reason my daycare has avoided daycare spread is because of strict sickness policies and the 14 day quarantine. Masks don't work well at this level because they don't wear them effectively.  When children start coming into daycare on day 6, we will start seeing higher spread and more whole daycare shut downs.  Right now I rather inconvenience one family rather than get shut down and inconvenience all the families.

Ultimately daycares are businesses that can establish their own covid polices, which can be stricter than the State's or county's policies.

I adopted the new guidelines and now there are some kids that are back on their day 6/7, wearing masks.  We have eaten together, snacked together, napped together. I guarantee you that they have already infected a child or two and that by next week I will be shut down. I may have to go back to the 14 days rule. [/quote]

DP but I'm a bit confused by your post.  If a child in one of the classes gets Covid, no one else gets sent home?  Any Covid cases in our daycare class results in the entire class being sent home for 14 days AND we need a negative test to return.  Or if you're referencing a child who has just been exposed elsewhere (outside daycare) and you're concerned about that exposed child coming back on day 6 and exposing the class, why not require a test to return?
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