Ideally, the state should provide childcare in school buildings and head start centers for children of first responders and essential healthcare workers. Those essential workers who have a spouse home should not be eligible to keep the numbers low.

Just clarifying what he said today.... all schools, including private will be closed the remainder of the year. He said childcare will be provided for essential personnel. Does that mean the rest of us will not have care through the end of the year?

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Anonymous wrote:He's trying to create capacity to allow kids of first responders and other essential personnel to be in preschool while maintaining no more than 10 people per room.

Sure, but how can the centers afford to do this? That means they have to stay open only for a few kids. Or they charge everyone tuition, that means that people who aren’t getting care are subsidizing those who do.

France is totally different because with a socialized system the government would likely pay for the centers to stay open for essential personnel.

Our center in VA is part of a hospital system. They’ve a asked everyone who is non-essential to stay home to make room for additional emergency care... and to keep paying tuition. Some parents are really pissed about it—strangely the most vocal are the ones who are seemingly he most privileged with the most time on their hands.

Having previously worked in child care, I realize I’m in a privileged position... still getting paid, and so I’ll keep paying my tuition. I realize my tuition is subsidizing emergency care for emergency personnel. There will eventually be some public relief and I’ll call it a wash.

If I stop getting paid or lose my job, that’s another discussion, but not solved by creating a huge angry parent mob like some are trying to do. The center was very accommodating in waiving tuition for several months when I was unemployed at one point, and I would approach them privately again if that was the case.

People, this is why child care needs to be a public service and not a fragile system supported on the backs of parents and teachers. Vote blue.

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Anonymous wrote:He's trying to create capacity to allow kids of first responders and other essential personnel to be in preschool while maintaining no more than 10 people per room.

Sure, but how can the centers afford to do this? That means they have to stay open only for a few kids. Or they charge everyone tuition, that means that people who aren’t getting care are subsidizing those who do.

France is totally different because with a socialized system the government would likely pay for the centers to stay open for essential personnel.

Our school had to close due to the new requirements, so they're not helping the essential personnel, which is a shame. There were only 4 or 5 kids per class at this point, because most people were pulling their kids since they were working from home.

Does your school charge you when they are closed? I am curious if my center is closed, are they going to charge me for maybe next month?

Ours is offering distance learning for kids 2+ for a discounted rate. Infants and Toddlers are not being charged while the school is closed. I assumed we'd have to continue paying through the month, in case the closure was only a few weeks, so they could maintain staff, but they're stopping payments immediately.

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Anonymous wrote:He's trying to create capacity to allow kids of first responders and other essential personnel to be in preschool while maintaining no more than 10 people per room.

Sure, but how can the centers afford to do this? That means they have to stay open only for a few kids. Or they charge everyone tuition, that means that people who aren’t getting care are subsidizing those who do.

France is totally different because with a socialized system the government would likely pay for the centers to stay open for essential personnel.

Our school had to close due to the new requirements, so they're not helping the essential personnel, which is a shame. There were only 4 or 5 kids per class at this point, because most people were pulling their kids since they were working from home.

Does your school charge you when they are closed? I am curious if my center is closed, are they going to charge me for maybe next month?

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Anonymous wrote:He's trying to create capacity to allow kids of first responders and other essential personnel to be in preschool while maintaining no more than 10 people per room.

Sure, but how can the centers afford to do this? That means they have to stay open only for a few kids. Or they charge everyone tuition, that means that people who aren’t getting care are subsidizing those who do.

France is totally different because with a socialized system the government would likely pay for the centers to stay open for essential personnel.

Our school had to close due to the new requirements, so they're not helping the essential personnel, which is a shame. There were only 4 or 5 kids per class at this point, because most people were pulling their kids since they were working from home.

Anonymous wrote:He's trying to create capacity to allow kids of first responders and other essential personnel to be in preschool while maintaining no more than 10 people per room.

Sure, but how can the centers afford to do this? That means they have to stay open only for a few kids. Or they charge everyone tuition, that means that people who aren’t getting care are subsidizing those who do.

France is totally different because with a socialized system the government would likely pay for the centers to stay open for essential personnel.

They showed a center on the news tonight that’s still open. The parent they interviewed in the parking lot said he and his wife are both working from home, but they are still bringing their kids each day. You have to consider that the teachers are at risk every time these parents go to work, go grocery shopping, or choose to socialize. There are way too many moving parts to keep it safe and controlled.

Anonymous wrote:For centers that stay open, is it likely that there teachers will get the virus?

I would say yes. The teachers are being exposed to the parents and all of their contacts via their children.

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Anonymous wrote:For centers that stay open, is it likely that there teachers will get the virus?

I mean didn't they say 40-60% of people will get the virus? And children are particularly likely to transmit it since they may not show symptoms? I think the answer to this question is yes, it is likely.

I think it depends on who's still coming. An inhome provider here who is only watching a couple kids of National Security workers who are alone in a near empty office for a couple days a week for their shift, probably not that much elevated risk. A big center provider who floats between rooms and has a lot of medical workers' kids near a hospital? Lots of elevated risk. My sister works at a major university with a hospital and the on site daycare there is now only the kids of doctors, med faculty dealing with this, etc.

For sure, but the question was specifically about centers. A lot of the big chains are still open and I suspect many people with demanding, but not truly essential jobs will continue to send their kids because they don't want to lose their jobs.

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Anonymous wrote:For centers that stay open, is it likely that there teachers will get the virus?

I mean didn't they say 40-60% of people will get the virus? And children are particularly likely to transmit it since they may not show symptoms? I think the answer to this question is yes, it is likely.

They are watching medical workers' kids, too.

Sorry for the questions. Just really needing to wrap my mind around all of this. I'm feeling a little worried and now questionning why my center even stayed open. We opted out but I'm concerned about the wonderful staff and not sure that they even have health insurance.

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France implemented this measure on Monday:
Schools/daycares are open just for healthcare personnel's children.

It's very important for others to stay home, to avoid cross-contamination. Healthcare personnel and their families are at higher risk of exposure, but they have to go to work nonetheless, and cannot take care of their kids.

Restricting it solely to healthcare personnel is ridiculous.

What are firefighters, police officers, etc. supposed to do?

And they people that keep our infrastructure running. Maintaining our water supply, electric grid, internet are all essential. Most people cannot fathom how a civil society actually operates.

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Anonymous wrote:For centers that stay open, is it likely that there teachers will get the virus?

I mean didn't they say 40-60% of people will get the virus? And children are particularly likely to transmit it since they may not show symptoms? I think the answer to this question is yes, it is likely.

I think it depends on who's still coming. An inhome provider here who is only watching a couple kids of National Security workers who are alone in a near empty office for a couple days a week for their shift, probably not that much elevated risk. A big center provider who floats between rooms and has a lot of medical workers' kids near a hospital? Lots of elevated risk. My sister works at a major university with a hospital and the on site daycare there is now only the kids of doctors, med faculty dealing with this, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:For centers that stay open, is it likely that there teachers will get the virus?

I mean didn't they say 40-60% of people will get the virus? And children are particularly likely to transmit it since they may not show symptoms? I think the answer to this question is yes, it is likely.

They are watching medical workers' kids, too.

Anonymous wrote:For centers that stay open, is it likely that there teachers will get the virus?

I mean didn't they say 40-60% of people will get the virus? And children are particularly likely to transmit it since they may not show symptoms? I think the answer to this question is yes, it is likely.