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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Clarification from OSSE on Monday's weekly OSSE webinar:

yes, masks will be encouraged for adults and children over 2 years old IF the child can wear the mast without touching it, removing it, playing with it, etc.  So - probably no kids will be in a mask!  no masks outside on playground. no masks for any children under 2 years of age, period, they aren't safe at home or school.  no masks on anyone during naptime, not safe

yes, temps must be taken by parents or staff at arrival/right before arrival. Anything over 100.4 means child/teacher will be excluded for 72 hours from time temperature goes down. (vs the 24 hours that we all practice now) AND if a child/teacher looks sick or has a cough, also excluded.  THIS IS MUCH STRICTER THAN RIGHT NOW but it's because a cough could be Covid, of course it could be a regular old cold, but how would we know?

classrooms will be limited to 10 people: 2 teachers, 8 children - in all rooms, from infants through prek.

shouldn't combine classrooms (like in early AM or late PM) so that kids aren't intermingling together.   Also, no combining on playground.

no field trips (this goes without saying) but also - no visitors (no music teachers, yoga, no specials things like puppet shows) all to decrease # of people in environment

also, disinfecting everything that is touched multiple times a day (lightswitches, door handles, etc)

cots 6 ft apart rather than the standard 2 ft apart.

and other stuff

Here's the thing:  only being able to have 8 children in each room will be a huge issue because that's not enough income to pay for the teachers.  If we could afford to have only 8 4 yr olds in a room, we would do that every day!  So unless/until those group sizes go back to normal, it will be VERY HARD for us to open.  And which parents do I offer the spaces to when there are 20 children in a room?  If I don't offer the space to you, you won't pay, so we'd only get 8 children paying.  We can't afford that. [/quote]
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Where can I find this webinar? I searched the OSSE website but haven’t found it. Thanks[/b]![/quote]

The webinars are for early childhood directors and other ECE professionals (honestly, most helpful for directors of DC centers).  So if you are a center director, contact your licensor to get the webinar info - it's every Monday at 10:10am, for about 45-60 minutes.  Really helpful info for us.   If you are a parent, then you can see the Guidance that we directors will be working from on this site https://osse.dc.gov/page/updated-osse-guidance-documents    - scroll down to Resources for Child Care Providers.

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