Open Discussion Forum

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Wanchalee Putnam
Lee's Family Child Care
Colorado Spgs CO
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Hello!! 

I have found that parents are willing to go the extra mile to make sure the provider is able to stay open but that there have been issues when it comes to parents following the sick policies that have been put into place. If you haven't I would take the time to revamp sick policies and have the parents sign them separately from the regular contract. Making sure that they understand that medicating their child before drop off will have severe consequences due to what is going to need to be one of the most important parts.

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Temesha (Ms. Tessie) Ragan
Co-Family Child Care IF Facilitator
Perfect Start Learning
Family Child Care Provider
Edwards, CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-02-2020 01:44 PM
From: Wanchalee Putnam
Subject: Best Anti-COVID-19 Practices for Family Child Care Homes

Please, I would like to hear suggestions for ways a family child care (FCC) program can reduce the likelihood of bringing the COVID-19 virus into the FCC home?

Some suggestions I have gathered are:

1. Ask parents to wash their child's hands just prior to leaving their home for the trip to the FCC home.

2. Ask families to frequently sanitize the car they use to transport the children.

3. Upon arrival, have each child immediately wash their hands.

4. Upon arrival, have each child immediately change into clothes that have been cleaned and kept at the FCC home.

5. Do not allow the adults to enter the home. Conduct all sign-in and sign-out outside of the FCC home.

6. Prohibit the families from bringing toys, etc. into the FCC home.

Finally, do the aforementioned seem reasonable, practical, and more importantly in any way effective?

Regards,

Lee Putnam

FCC Provider

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Wanchalee Putnam
Lee's Family Child Care
Colorado Spgs CO
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Hello Temesha,
What a great idea about having parents signing the new illness policy. Would you mind sharing what you put out? I am also in CA, so right now we are only able to serve first responder/ essential worker families.

As you know, Parents medicating their child to get them through the door is nothing new, but now it could possibly be life threatening to the other children in our care and the staff.


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Tara Gray
Director
Cornerstone Children's Center
Berkeley CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-02-2020 04:26 PM
From: Temesha Ragan
Subject: Best Anti-COVID-19 Practices for Family Child Care Homes

Hello!!

I have found that parents are willing to go the extra mile to make sure the provider is able to stay open but that there have been issues when it comes to parents following the sick policies that have been put into place. If you haven't I would take the time to revamp sick policies and have the parents sign them separately from the regular contract. Making sure that they understand that medicating their child before drop off will have severe consequences due to what is going to need to be one of the most important parts.

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Temesha (Ms. Tessie) Ragan
Co-Family Child Care IF Facilitator
Perfect Start Learning
Family Child Care Provider
Edwards, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-02-2020 01:44 PM
From: Wanchalee Putnam
Subject: Best Anti-COVID-19 Practices for Family Child Care Homes

Please, I would like to hear suggestions for ways a family child care (FCC) program can reduce the likelihood of bringing the COVID-19 virus into the FCC home?

Some suggestions I have gathered are:

1. Ask parents to wash their child's hands just prior to leaving their home for the trip to the FCC home.

2. Ask families to frequently sanitize the car they use to transport the children.

3. Upon arrival, have each child immediately wash their hands.

4. Upon arrival, have each child immediately change into clothes that have been cleaned and kept at the FCC home.

5. Do not allow the adults to enter the home. Conduct all sign-in and sign-out outside of the FCC home.

6. Prohibit the families from bringing toys, etc. into the FCC home.

Finally, do the aforementioned seem reasonable, practical, and more importantly in any way effective?

Regards,

Lee Putnam

FCC Provider

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Wanchalee Putnam
Lee's Family Child Care
Colorado Spgs CO
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I found this information from the CDC very helpful.

For Child Care Programs That Remain Open: Supplemental Guidance
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/guidance-for-childcare.html#social

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Kimberly Tice
Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children
Mount Gilead OH
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-02-2020 01:44 PM
From: Wanchalee Putnam
Subject: Best Anti-COVID-19 Practices for Family Child Care Homes

Please, I would like to hear suggestions for ways a family child care (FCC) program can reduce the likelihood of bringing the COVID-19 virus into the FCC home?

Some suggestions I have gathered are:

1. Ask parents to wash their child's hands just prior to leaving their home for the trip to the FCC home.

2. Ask families to frequently sanitize the car they use to transport the children.

3. Upon arrival, have each child immediately wash their hands.

4. Upon arrival, have each child immediately change into clothes that have been cleaned and kept at the FCC home.

5. Do not allow the adults to enter the home. Conduct all sign-in and sign-out outside of the FCC home.

6. Prohibit the families from bringing toys, etc. into the FCC home.

Finally, do the aforementioned seem reasonable, practical, and more importantly in any way effective?

Regards,

Lee Putnam

FCC Provider

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Wanchalee Putnam
Lee's Family Child Care
Colorado Spgs CO
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Hello,

Are you/can you take the child's temperature before having them enter the space? (Although, unfortunately, some parents medicate their children before coming & the fever reappears in 4 hours...) Be sure to sanitize the pens after each parent signs in their child.  There's a really cute science activity with pepper in water/dish soap/germs. ( Write back if you need more info  - but it's on Pinterest) 

Good Luck to you!!  Such strange times & we are all Heroes also!!! 

~ Pattie 

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Patricia Skelly
Dearborn MI
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-02-2020 01:44 PM
From: Wanchalee Putnam
Subject: Best Anti-COVID-19 Practices for Family Child Care Homes

Please, I would like to hear suggestions for ways a family child care (FCC) program can reduce the likelihood of bringing the COVID-19 virus into the FCC home?

Some suggestions I have gathered are:

1. Ask parents to wash their child's hands just prior to leaving their home for the trip to the FCC home.

2. Ask families to frequently sanitize the car they use to transport the children.

3. Upon arrival, have each child immediately wash their hands.

4. Upon arrival, have each child immediately change into clothes that have been cleaned and kept at the FCC home.

5. Do not allow the adults to enter the home. Conduct all sign-in and sign-out outside of the FCC home.

6. Prohibit the families from bringing toys, etc. into the FCC home.

Finally, do the aforementioned seem reasonable, practical, and more importantly in any way effective?

Regards,

Lee Putnam

FCC Provider

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Wanchalee Putnam
Lee's Family Child Care
Colorado Spgs CO
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