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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For anyone who's following this roller coaster of a story... In no small part due to the pressure and outreach from parents, last night MoCo revised the K-12 and childcare guidance to allow for a 5-day quarantine for children under 5 who are exposed but test negative! (https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/Resources/Files/quarantine/I-Q-guidance-schools-childcare.pdf)

I know many daycares are planning to follow this, but some are not. I highly encourage you to flag this change for your centers and tell them that others in MoCo are following it.

Do also continue to push for test-to-stay, because 5 days is still too long to quarantine healthy children. We should also press county officials to help us understand why their guidance subjects children under 5 to a 10-day isolation period following infection with no option to test out, since the CDC and Maryland guidance do not impose this requirement on children under 5.[/quote]

These new guidelines don't change anything for the kids under 5 who can't wear a mask (2 and under at my center). They still have the ridiculous ten day guidelines for them even if they test negative day five, read the fine print:

The following recommendations apply to: • Children younger than 5 years old. 
These children should quarantine after exposure as follows: • Stay home for 10 days after the last close contact4 with the person with COVID-19 (Day 1 is considered the first full day after the date of last close contact) • If no symptoms, get tested at least 5 days after the last close contact. o If the child tests negative, they may return to school or childcare PROVIDED they wear a well-fitting mask when around others** until 10 days after their last close contact; o If the child tests positive, they should follow the recommendations for isolation above. • If the person develops symptoms they should get tested immediately and remain at home; if the test is positive, they should follow the recommendations for isolation above. •[b] If the child is unable to mask around others, they should remain at home for 10 days from the date of last close contact. [/b][/quote]

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