Anonymous
Post 12/18/2021 01:14     Subject: daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
Anonymous wrote:I really don't understand why more parents of young children aren't up-in-arms over the ridiculous quarantine policies that daycares and preK programs have. One of the most vulnerable groups to disruptions, while being one of the lowest risk groups from COVID, has been forced to deal with the most restrictive policies. This is absurd. And with the failure of the vaccine trial, there's no end in sight without forcing a political change to state/county policies.


You don't understand the need to stop a highly contagious virus. This is why covid is peaking again.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2021 00:52     Subject: daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I really don't understand why more parents of young children aren't up-in-arms over the ridiculous quarantine policies that daycares and preK programs have. One of the most vulnerable groups to disruptions, while being one of the lowest risk groups from COVID, has been forced to deal with the most restrictive policies. This is absurd. And with the failure of the vaccine trial, there's no end in sight without forcing a political change to state/county policies.


I'll speak for myself. I was SO grateful that my daycare opened in June 2020 that there was no questioning policies. Local schools struggled to open the entire year, but I had childcare, during a pandemic, and I could do my job again. When delta wave died off, parents were quietly rumbling about revisiting policy, but it is actually coming from state / CDC recommendations, so we feel powerless. Now with omicron, it feels a little stupid to push for something different until it blows over.


As your post demonstrates, there's always going to be something.

K-12 parents have been much more politically aggressive. And it has led to results. Federal, state and local policies for K-12 kids are much more reasonable than policies for preK and child care.


K-12 parents were dealing with virtual school for a year or more in many cases. They had to get aggressive. I was honestly relieved to sit that battle out. Childcare was more like private school- people weren’t going to pay for virtual.

Preschool/daycare parents were just relieved we had care. Also, policies are not so dissimilar, we just can’t vaccinate.

But seriously hoping Test To Stay comes to my preschool in the next few months. I’m resigned to riding out omicron first.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2021 23:51     Subject: daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I really don't understand why more parents of young children aren't up-in-arms over the ridiculous quarantine policies that daycares and preK programs have. One of the most vulnerable groups to disruptions, while being one of the lowest risk groups from COVID, has been forced to deal with the most restrictive policies. This is absurd. And with the failure of the vaccine trial, there's no end in sight without forcing a political change to state/county policies.


I'll speak for myself. I was SO grateful that my daycare opened in June 2020 that there was no questioning policies. Local schools struggled to open the entire year, but I had childcare, during a pandemic, and I could do my job again. When delta wave died off, parents were quietly rumbling about revisiting policy, but it is actually coming from state / CDC recommendations, so we feel powerless. Now with omicron, it feels a little stupid to push for something different until it blows over.


As your post demonstrates, there's always going to be something.

K-12 parents have been much more politically aggressive. And it has led to results. Federal, state and local policies for K-12 kids are much more reasonable than policies for preK and child care.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2021 23:14     Subject: daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
Anonymous wrote:I really don't understand why more parents of young children aren't up-in-arms over the ridiculous quarantine policies that daycares and preK programs have. One of the most vulnerable groups to disruptions, while being one of the lowest risk groups from COVID, has been forced to deal with the most restrictive policies. This is absurd. And with the failure of the vaccine trial, there's no end in sight without forcing a political change to state/county policies.


I'll speak for myself. I was SO grateful that my daycare opened in June 2020 that there was no questioning policies. Local schools struggled to open the entire year, but I had childcare, during a pandemic, and I could do my job again. When delta wave died off, parents were quietly rumbling about revisiting policy, but it is actually coming from state / CDC recommendations, so we feel powerless. Now with omicron, it feels a little stupid to push for something different until it blows over.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2021 23:04     Subject: daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
I really don't understand why more parents of young children aren't up-in-arms over the ridiculous quarantine policies that daycares and preK programs have. One of the most vulnerable groups to disruptions, while being one of the lowest risk groups from COVID, has been forced to deal with the most restrictive policies. This is absurd. And with the failure of the vaccine trial, there's no end in sight without forcing a political change to state/county policies.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2021 18:23     Subject: Re:daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am only concerned about them closing for extra days between Christmas and NYE.

Tired of always being the most rigid population in terms of risk mitigation and yet children are at least risk of illness or severe illness.


+1million


And it happened. We were open and now closed. So two weeks before we've got to find coverage for 4 days of no care.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2021 17:57     Subject: daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
which daycare is this that requires a negative PCR test to come back and weekly surveillance testing? I wish mine did that. That's really great!!! I also don't know of any daycare doing this....
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2021 17:09     Subject: daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
Our daycare was already doing in-school weekly PCR surveillance testing, masks for all kids age 2+, and small segregated cohorts (eg, one cohort always eats together, shares toys, etc. to prevent spread among multiple cohorts).

Our daycare found 4 cases this week via surveillance testing, which is wild. The last case identified in the daycare center was in early October, so 4 is a ton.

All staff and kids need a negative PCR test before coming back from winter break.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2021 15:31     Subject: Re:daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am only concerned about them closing for extra days between Christmas and NYE.

Tired of always being the most rigid population in terms of risk mitigation and yet children are at least risk of illness or severe illness.


+1million


I'm pretty much here now. My care regularly closes for 2 weeks at christmas time. So today was the last day. Kid is home sick with a cold anyway (getting tested later today to rule out COVID, but it is probably not COVID).

I wouldn't mind if they request people to test (PCR or home) before returning to care. But, they probably won't, and even then, it will just be a point in time.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2021 15:22     Subject: Re:daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
Anonymous wrote:I am only concerned about them closing for extra days between Christmas and NYE.

Tired of always being the most rigid population in terms of risk mitigation and yet children are at least risk of illness or severe illness.


+1million
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 17:34     Subject: daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
I’m hoping they are able to remain open over the next 2 weeks, that’s all.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 14:56     Subject: daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
Anonymous wrote:I think the subject sort of captures it all. Am worried about the variant.... particularly because of the holidays and people will be traveling/getting together for parties, etc.
My pediatrician said they saw an increase in covid after thanksgiving and am guessing there will be another increase after the holidays/new years.


I do wish they would also address that people traveling to you from out of the DMV is the same as you traveling out of the DMV. They only address the latter in their who needs to test after holidays.

Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 14:56     Subject: Re:daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
No. Everything did not shut down last year when everyone was unvaccinated and there was less testing available and there was a post-holiday surge of cases. Nor did entire school districts shut down with delta as predicted. Our daycare recently began to except rapid testing as a way to return sooner after symptoms. Stop reading/watching pandemic porn.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 14:55     Subject: Re:daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
I am only concerned about them closing for extra days between Christmas and NYE.

Tired of always being the most rigid population in terms of risk mitigation and yet children are at least risk of illness or severe illness.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 14:53     Subject: daycare peeps - are you worried about omicron? is your daycare doing anything different for safety?
I think the subject sort of captures it all. Am worried about the variant.... particularly because of the holidays and people will be traveling/getting together for parties, etc.
My pediatrician said they saw an increase in covid after thanksgiving and am guessing there will be another increase after the holidays/new years.