Dear Kim,
Outstanding! Ohio AEYC is way out in front. Is the National AEYC aware of this? I would think they would want to post this front and center on the NAEYC home page. Well done. Wishing you, your, family, and your Ohio AEYC family a safe, happy, HEALTHY, and dare I say it, prosperous New Year.
Yours truly,
Alan
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Alan Guttman
Baltimore MD
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-30-2020 05:09 AM
From: Kimberly Tice
Subject: Covid-19 Vaccines for Child Care Providers
Great letter, Alan. We are advocating for this in Ohio too.
We were contacted by a child care provider whose son is a videographer who offered to produce a brief video at no charge on prioritizing early childhood educators for vaccine priority. He did a great job. You can view it here: https://www.facebook.com/oaeyc%20/videos/1842559672572181/
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Kimberly Tice
Executive Director
Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children
Mount Gilead OH
Original Message:
Sent: 12-29-2020 01:28 PM
From: Alan Guttman
Subject: Covid-19 Vaccines for Child Care Providers
See my letter in today's (December 29, 2020) Washington Post
urging state departments of health to include the child care workforce in the vaccine priority list of essential workers
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Alan Guttman
Baltimore MD
Original Message:
Sent: 11-24-2020 09:16 AM
From: Siobhan Powers
Subject: Covid-19 Vaccines for Child Care Providers
Hi All,
Now that there are several promising options for Covid-19 vaccines, where are preschool and child care workers on the list of those prioritized to receive the vaccine when it becomes available? We were considered "essential" when schools were closed, but the plans I am seeing for distribution of the vaccine refer to k-12 teachers. I have not seen a specific reference to childcare. I would love to know more about the plan for us. :) Thanks!
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Siobhan Powers
Director
Landmark Preschool
Westport CT
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