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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a home daycare provider. I wear a mask and face shield the majority of the day, as that is what is recommended in my area. Even with that and all the extra cleaning and hand washing we have had 3 colds go through. Considerably less illness than usual though. [/quote]

At what points do you take it off?[/quote]

Nap, when they are all asleep, and I can sit a good distance away while watching them. Sometimes a quick break outside when I flip the shield up and pull the mask down, when they are playing further away. We are to minimise that though to avoid handling the shield and mask. We are to sanitise hands to remove & put back on. It feels burdensome at first, but you do get used to it. [/quote]

I applaud you, I commend you and you truly are doing gods work by watching children. My comment isn’t geared at you.

These regulations asking in-home providers to wear their masks on all day in their own home it’s nothing but cover your ass politics by licensing.  The second you take your mask off, any mask wearing done throughout the day was irrelevant. In this person‘s case she wears her mask on all the time except when the kids are napping, but you’re in the same space so you’re sharing the same air.

And unless you are asking these in-home providers to wear their masks on all the time in their own homes or not use the areas for daycare for their own home use and it doesn’t matter if they’re using masks when the children are present. If they are asymptomatic the droplets land on all the surfaces that get touched (and masked or unmasked the kids touch their masks.

Also in-home regulations are specific that the kids must be supervised the entire time meaning you have to be in the same rooms as the kids and requiring someone to wear their mask the entire time, many daycare providers are open 12 hours a day, is unrealistic and too much to ask.

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