Updated Guidance for Child Care During COVID-19

The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has updated its guidance on operating a child care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The updated guidance details the steps providers are recommended to follow in order to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on child care facilities.

Topics addressed in OCDEL’s announcement include:

  1. Reopening

  2. Transmission and Symptoms of COVID-19

  3. Practices, Policies, and Procedures for Consideration

  4. Social Distancing in the Child Care Setting

  5. Face Masks

  6. Dealing with confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and exposure to COVID-19

  7. Reporting

  8. Additional Resources

New information includes updates to quarantine procedures, ventilation, face coverings, direct service providers, children with special needs, shared spaces, and more.

Providers can review the updated guidance document in its entirety online: Interim Guidance for Certified Child Care Facilities operating during the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic.

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