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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think he will allow counties in MD to move to Phase 2, but then each county can decide if they are ready for that phase, just liek with Phase 1.

MoCo isn't even on Phase 1 yet.[/quote]

But DC and Va are starting on Friday. It makes 0 sense to not move to phase 1 along with our neighbors.  There is so much commuting with in the DMV not to move forward together (or be closed together).

I would be surprised if MoCo remains closed.

As to the rest of Maryland, they will be moving to Phase 2. [/quote]

I think Hogan will say any counties in MD can go to Phase 2 starting Friday/Sat, but Elrich will then opt not to even go to Phase 1.[/quote]

I hope people realize that means childcare centers will be open in other counties, but not in MoCo. [/quote]

As of May 16 daycares could accept non essential children. [/quote]

They will be able to start operating at 50% capacity with non-essential children in Phase 2. But not in MoCo because Elrich doesn’t care. [/quote]

Can somebody help me understand this memo?  It came from msde but I don't understand how it excludes MoCo from reopening.  I asked but nobody has answered me.  I want to reopen but I do not know if I am allowed.  English is not my first language and I could be misundersanding.

On behalf of the Maryland State Department of Education, I want to thank Maryland’s child care providers,
teachers and staff who agreed to deliver services for those essential persons and first responders on the front
lines combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 30, 2020, the State began offering child care services
through the Essential Personnel Child Care (EPCC) and Essential Personnel School Age (EPSA) programs at no
cost to all essential persons with children from 6 weeks to age 13. This action was taken as Maryland’s
response to the state of emergency to relieve Essential Persons of the burden of worrying about child care
while working to address the crisis, stop the spread of the virus, and save lives.

We are now progressing to Phase I of Governor Hogan’s Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery. Please see
the attached Notice to Programs and Families.

Effective Saturday, May 16, 2020, approved EPCC and EPSA sites that have available space may begin
accepting children of parents from businesses newly reopened by the Governor's Executive Order Number 20-
05-13-01 and subsequent Executive Orders. Parents of these children pay tuition directly to the provider.
EPCC and EPSA sites must continue to invoice the state for children of essential persons until June 7, 2020.

Effective June 8, 2020, because less funding is available than initially expected, the EPCC and EPSA programs
will be modified to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) no longer providing payment for child
care services for essential persons. Parents will be responsible for payment for all child care services, and
providers may collect tuition.

If a parent or guardian of a child chooses not to continue services with the EPCC provider the parent or
guardian must disenroll the child by the close of business on June 7, 2020. To remain in the EPCC program, a
provider may not charge termination or enrollment fees to parents or guardians of children who disenroll the
child from care.
Thank you for keeping Maryland’s children safe and healthy every day. [/quote]

So my reading of it is that, effective May 16, approved EPCC and EPSA sites can provide service to children of families with parents who work in businesses that reopened under Phase 1. Since MoCo is not in Phase 1, that would exclude MoCo. In MoCo, only essential worker families (as defined in pre-Phase 1 restrictions) can access childcare.

It also says that the state will stop paying EPCCs their stipend on June 8. That means that essential workers need to pay the childcare facilities (right now they aren’t paying, since the state is giving the childcare centers a stipend). [/quote]

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