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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are already back at daycare.  My wife and I are both teleworking, but you can't really watch toddlers at the same time you're doing telehealth visits. [/quote]

Can you report if/how your daycare are taking extra precautions? As medical professionals, what is your take on the risk to your family and society by opening daycares?  [/quote]

PP here.

We're in a unique situation.  Our kids go to a small in-home daycare with only one other child.  So, the increased risk of infection is rather low.  I know she tries a bit harder to clean before/during/after the day, but you can only do so much when toddlers are putting their mouths on everything.  I'm under no illusions that the spread could be contained within the daycare.  But with only one other child, it's not something I worry about.

We briefly looked into the essential personnel daycare options before our provider offered to work under-the-table.  She had briefly looked into getting into approved to continue operating, but was turned off by the rules.  In particular, it sounded like they could have forced her to take additional kids, which she didn't want to do.

It would have been harder for us if we had to send our kids to one of the essential personnel daycares.  It seems like a bad idea to have daycares crowded with high-risk children.  Still, I think we would have done it if we had to.  We need to work regular hours, and that's simply not possible with young kids around the house.  Sometimes I wonder if it would have made more sense to simply let all daycares stay open, with the expectation that many non-essential workers would keep their kids home.  There's no great solution to the childcare problem.

A few weeks ago I was very concerned about the risk of COVID spreading to health care workers, and then between children.  I haven't seen statistics on COVID cases with health care workers, but anecdotally it appears we've so far managed to avoid my worst fears.  It seems nursing home staff have been fit fairly hard, but hospital staff have fared much better.  At this point, I probably wouldn't lose sleep over sending my kids to one of the essential personnel daycares, but I'd be a bit worried.

I'm certainly not saying it would be wise to open up daycares with the expectation that all kids would start going back.[/quote]

And what are your thoughts about the safety of childcare workers, particularly in centers with many children, who are expected to work without the protection of PPE with potentially asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic children? The center I work at has an enrollment in the 200 range. We are closed now, but I am honestly terrified to go back when we reopen. I work in a class of 12 one year olds/walkers. They aren’t going to wear masks, and even if I did, it would protect them, not me. Not to mention they would likely pull at my mask often, may be scared of it, and social distancing is just not a possibility. [/quote]

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