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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Montgomery County Will Not Be Moving to Phase 3 for Child Care Programs

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles reminded child care providers that Montgomery County is not moving to Phase 3 for child care programs. On Thursday Oct. 1, Governor Larry Hogan and Superintendent for the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Karen Salmon announced updated guidelines for child care programs allowing programs to serve up to 20 three- and four-year-old children in a room with a ratio of one teacher to 10 students and up to 30 school-age students with a ratio of one teacher to 15 students.

Montgomery County will not make this change and will continue to review the recent updates to provide more thorough guidance to child care providers that are affected. Montgomery County made the decision not to proceed based on the data that show sustained levels of community transmission and a continued high percentage of new cases in the zero to 19-year-old age group. This means that child care centers, family providers, letter of compliance programs and other entities licensed under the MSDE Office of Child Care, including school-age care in the county will remain at the levels currently in place.

Child care providers are reminded that they must continue to adhere to the State and local requirements for the wearing of face coverings, physical distancing of six feet, and sanitizing of hands, shared equipment and facilities. These precautions are critical as the County works to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

For the latest Reopening Montgomery updates, visit the County’s website and follow Montgomery County on Facebook @MontgomeryCountyInfo and Twitter @MontgomeryCountyMD.

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This is so disingenuous. The county's order doesn't say anything about phase 2 versus 3 in the executive order. It just says to follow state guidance. So until and unless the county releases a new executive or health order, there's nothing stopping child care centers in MoCo from fully reopening.[/quote]

It's like they are deliberately trying to confuse people, and shame child care centers into not expanding.

Like another PP, I'm npot sure how much a difference it would make in terms of actual class sizes anyway.  At our center I think only two of the rooms are at the reduced capacity right now, the others each have a couple spots available.  But I'm not sure that's the case everywhere.[/quote]

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