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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP does not comprehend that workers at childcare centers exist and go home at night.[/quote]

This is a dumb, lazy response to a legitimate concern. There's zero reason why childcare workers and their employers can't be allowed to make their own decisions about whether they're able to open like all other businesses.[/quote]

All other businesses let the employees make the decision whether to open or close?

I think that a two hour delay for childcare would have made sense today, since there was nothing on the ground to clear.  When there is snow to clear, my guess is that MCPS needs to clear high school parking lots first before moving equipment to elementary schools.  They can't open a building until that happens.  So, I can imagine days when it's safe to open high schools at 9:40, but not safe to open early care at 10:00, because elementary lots aren't clear.

I don't think either MCPS or the childcare programs are motivated by the wellbeing of their employees when they make the call.  [/quote]

In the past they have always allowed child care providers to operate normally when admin offices are open. They did this without incident. This isn't complicated. This is an intentional choice MCPS is making and they aren't explaining why, in fact there was a ton of confusion this morning. They clearly have a new policy, aren't explaining it or even staying it ahead of time before providers have to scramble to figure out wtf is going on.[/quote]

Right- especially since the emails indicated yesterday that childcares would be able to open at their discretion.  Prohibiting them to open on a day like today sends a clear message that childcares will not be able top open at all when schools are closed or delayed, no matter what the status of admin offices are.  It's a clear departure from precedent and MCPS needs to be upfront about it and explain why.[/quote]

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