Anonymous wrote:Vote with your feet. Have you even started getting on waitlists of other providers?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm at the end of my rope with our daycare's COVID restrictions and want to change them. They are out of step with public health risks, out of step with many other daycares in the area and -- most importantly, imo -- impractical and untenable for working parents. Particularly as the youngest kids now have a vaccine available, I want to encourage policy changes that allow dual working-parent families like mine to thrive or at least maintain adequate childcare unless a kid is actively, more-than-a-sniffle sick. [b

I don't want to intimidate the staff or the administrators, particularly the staff -- they work very hard and I value their care for my child greatly and have bonded with them personally. While I don't want to underplay the significant financial expense these quarantines/etc. are imposing, I also don't want to make it all about money. I would like to engage thoughtfully in a way that results in meaningful, permanent change.

If you've influenced changes at your daycare, how did you do it? What worked and what didn't? Did anyone contact the local health department or local government officials instead (or in addition to) the daycare? If so, please share how you engaged.

Location would also be helpful, as would sharing your daycare's current policy on COVID issues.

I'm not saying we should be having COVID chicken pox parties. But it's not fair (or frankly, good for gender equality or the economy) to maintain extreme policies in childcare centers while the rest of the world has moved on.

So by “allow…families to thrive”, you mean allowing your Covid positive child to attend daycare as long as his Covid isn’t manifesting as “more than a sniffle”?

Is that what you are trying to say? You want to be allowed to send your Covid positive kid to daycare?

No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying stop the endless quarantines for classroom exposure. I'd be fine with something like "test to stay."

Won’t it end naturally when the kids are vaccinated? Vaccination means you don’t quarantine for mere exposure. My ES kids were exposed daily during omicron and we just kept sending them to school anyway. I expect the same for daycares once they are full vaccinated.

OP here: that's what I'm hoping, but I haven't gotten a straight answer yet. And honestly, the masking on days 6-10 at school has been an issue so far. My kid is 2 and won't wear a mask for 8 hours straight.

Anonymous wrote:I think your best bet is to organize the parent community. You need enough families willing to voice their opinion to override the inevitable chicken little family that will scream and yell that you are trying to kill their kids.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm at the end of my rope with our daycare's COVID restrictions and want to change them. They are out of step with public health risks, out of step with many other daycares in the area and -- most importantly, imo -- impractical and untenable for working parents. Particularly as the youngest kids now have a vaccine available, I want to encourage policy changes that allow dual working-parent families like mine to thrive or at least maintain adequate childcare unless a kid is actively, more-than-a-sniffle sick. [b

I don't want to intimidate the staff or the administrators, particularly the staff -- they work very hard and I value their care for my child greatly and have bonded with them personally. While I don't want to underplay the significant financial expense these quarantines/etc. are imposing, I also don't want to make it all about money. I would like to engage thoughtfully in a way that results in meaningful, permanent change.

If you've influenced changes at your daycare, how did you do it? What worked and what didn't? Did anyone contact the local health department or local government officials instead (or in addition to) the daycare? If so, please share how you engaged.

Location would also be helpful, as would sharing your daycare's current policy on COVID issues.

I'm not saying we should be having COVID chicken pox parties. But it's not fair (or frankly, good for gender equality or the economy) to maintain extreme policies in childcare centers while the rest of the world has moved on.

So by “allow…families to thrive”, you mean allowing your Covid positive child to attend daycare as long as his Covid isn’t manifesting as “more than a sniffle”?

Is that what you are trying to say? You want to be allowed to send your Covid positive kid to daycare?

No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying stop the endless quarantines for classroom exposure. I'd be fine with something like "test to stay."

Won’t it end naturally when the kids are vaccinated? Vaccination means you don’t quarantine for mere exposure. My ES kids were exposed daily during omicron and we just kept sending them to school anyway. I expect the same for daycares once they are full vaccinated.

OP here: that's what I'm hoping, but I haven't gotten a straight answer yet. And honestly, the masking on days 6-10 at school has been an issue so far. My kid is 2 and won't wear a mask for 8 hours straight.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm at the end of my rope with our daycare's COVID restrictions and want to change them. They are out of step with public health risks, out of step with many other daycares in the area and -- most importantly, imo -- impractical and untenable for working parents. Particularly as the youngest kids now have a vaccine available, I want to encourage policy changes that allow dual working-parent families like mine to thrive or at least maintain adequate childcare unless a kid is actively, more-than-a-sniffle sick. [b

I don't want to intimidate the staff or the administrators, particularly the staff -- they work very hard and I value their care for my child greatly and have bonded with them personally. While I don't want to underplay the significant financial expense these quarantines/etc. are imposing, I also don't want to make it all about money. I would like to engage thoughtfully in a way that results in meaningful, permanent change.

If you've influenced changes at your daycare, how did you do it? What worked and what didn't? Did anyone contact the local health department or local government officials instead (or in addition to) the daycare? If so, please share how you engaged.

Location would also be helpful, as would sharing your daycare's current policy on COVID issues.

I'm not saying we should be having COVID chicken pox parties. But it's not fair (or frankly, good for gender equality or the economy) to maintain extreme policies in childcare centers while the rest of the world has moved on.

So by “allow…families to thrive”, you mean allowing your Covid positive child to attend daycare as long as his Covid isn’t manifesting as “more than a sniffle”?

Is that what you are trying to say? You want to be allowed to send your Covid positive kid to daycare?

No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying stop the endless quarantines for classroom exposure. I'd be fine with something like "test to stay."

Won’t it end naturally when the kids are vaccinated? Vaccination means you don’t quarantine for mere exposure. My ES kids were exposed daily during omicron and we just kept sending them to school anyway. I expect the same for daycares once they are full vaccinated.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm at the end of my rope with our daycare's COVID restrictions and want to change them. They are out of step with public health risks, out of step with many other daycares in the area and -- most importantly, imo -- impractical and untenable for working parents. Particularly as the youngest kids now have a vaccine available, I want to encourage policy changes that allow dual working-parent families like mine to thrive or at least maintain adequate childcare unless a kid is actively, more-than-a-sniffle sick. [b

I don't want to intimidate the staff or the administrators, particularly the staff -- they work very hard and I value their care for my child greatly and have bonded with them personally. While I don't want to underplay the significant financial expense these quarantines/etc. are imposing, I also don't want to make it all about money. I would like to engage thoughtfully in a way that results in meaningful, permanent change.

If you've influenced changes at your daycare, how did you do it? What worked and what didn't? Did anyone contact the local health department or local government officials instead (or in addition to) the daycare? If so, please share how you engaged.

Location would also be helpful, as would sharing your daycare's current policy on COVID issues.

I'm not saying we should be having COVID chicken pox parties. But it's not fair (or frankly, good for gender equality or the economy) to maintain extreme policies in childcare centers while the rest of the world has moved on.

So by “allow…families to thrive”, you mean allowing your Covid positive child to attend daycare as long as his Covid isn’t manifesting as “more than a sniffle”?

Is that what you are trying to say? You want to be allowed to send your Covid positive kid to daycare?

No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying stop the endless quarantines for classroom exposure. I'd be fine with something like "test to stay."

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Anonymous wrote:I'm at the end of my rope with our daycare's COVID restrictions and want to change them. They are out of step with public health risks, out of step with many other daycares in the area and -- most importantly, imo -- impractical and untenable for working parents. Particularly as the youngest kids now have a vaccine available, I want to encourage policy changes that allow dual working-parent families like mine to thrive or at least maintain adequate childcare unless a kid is actively, more-than-a-sniffle sick. [b

I don't want to intimidate the staff or the administrators, particularly the staff -- they work very hard and I value their care for my child greatly and have bonded with them personally. While I don't want to underplay the significant financial expense these quarantines/etc. are imposing, I also don't want to make it all about money. I would like to engage thoughtfully in a way that results in meaningful, permanent change.

If you've influenced changes at your daycare, how did you do it? What worked and what didn't? Did anyone contact the local health department or local government officials instead (or in addition to) the daycare? If so, please share how you engaged.

Location would also be helpful, as would sharing your daycare's current policy on COVID issues.

I'm not saying we should be having COVID chicken pox parties. But it's not fair (or frankly, good for gender equality or the economy) to maintain extreme policies in childcare centers while the rest of the world has moved on.

So by “allow…families to thrive”, you mean allowing your Covid positive child to attend daycare as long as his Covid isn’t manifesting as “more than a sniffle”?

Is that what you are trying to say? You want to be allowed to send your Covid positive kid to daycare?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm at the end of my rope with our daycare's COVID restrictions and want to change them. They are out of step with public health risks, out of step with many other daycares in the area and -- most importantly, imo -- impractical and untenable for working parents. Particularly as the youngest kids now have a vaccine available, I want to encourage policy changes that allow dual working-parent families like mine to thrive or at least maintain adequate childcare unless a kid is actively, more-than-a-sniffle sick. [b

I don't want to intimidate the staff or the administrators, particularly the staff -- they work very hard and I value their care for my child greatly and have bonded with them personally. While I don't want to underplay the significant financial expense these quarantines/etc. are imposing, I also don't want to make it all about money. I would like to engage thoughtfully in a way that results in meaningful, permanent change.

If you've influenced changes at your daycare, how did you do it? What worked and what didn't? Did anyone contact the local health department or local government officials instead (or in addition to) the daycare? If so, please share how you engaged.

Location would also be helpful, as would sharing your daycare's current policy on COVID issues.

I'm not saying we should be having COVID chicken pox parties. But it's not fair (or frankly, good for gender equality or the economy) to maintain extreme policies in childcare centers while the rest of the world has moved on.

This is why you won't get anywhere. Anything you try to advocate will be met with a similar comment.

So by “allow…families to thrive”, you mean allowing your Covid positive child to attend daycare as long as his Covid isn’t manifesting as “more than a sniffle”?

Is that what you are trying to say? You want to be allowed to send your Covid positive kid to daycare?

Anonymous wrote:I'm at the end of my rope with our daycare's COVID restrictions and want to change them. They are out of step with public health risks, out of step with many other daycares in the area and -- most importantly, imo -- impractical and untenable for working parents. Particularly as the youngest kids now have a vaccine available, I want to encourage policy changes that allow dual working-parent families like mine to thrive or at least maintain adequate childcare unless a kid is actively, more-than-a-sniffle sick. [b

I don't want to intimidate the staff or the administrators, particularly the staff -- they work very hard and I value their care for my child greatly and have bonded with them personally. While I don't want to underplay the significant financial expense these quarantines/etc. are imposing, I also don't want to make it all about money. I would like to engage thoughtfully in a way that results in meaningful, permanent change.

If you've influenced changes at your daycare, how did you do it? What worked and what didn't? Did anyone contact the local health department or local government officials instead (or in addition to) the daycare? If so, please share how you engaged.

Location would also be helpful, as would sharing your daycare's current policy on COVID issues.

I'm not saying we should be having COVID chicken pox parties. But it's not fair (or frankly, good for gender equality or the economy) to maintain extreme policies in childcare centers while the rest of the world has moved on.