+ Within the last 10 days

• If you or any member of your household has (or has been in Close Contact with anyone who has) a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19, your household must remain out of the center; and
• if you have traveled internationally, or traveled domestically from any area which is the subject of travel restrictions under applicable state and local guidance, you must remain out of the center.

+ Within the last 1 day

If you or any member of your household has attended a gathering (indoor or outdoor) where attendance exceeded or which was not otherwise in compliance with state or local guidance, your household must remain out of the center.

After the applicable exclusion period has passed, you/your household may return provided these three things have happened:

• (a) At least 10 days have passed since anyone in your household first experienced symptoms; and
• (b) Symptoms have improved for anyone in your household that experienced symptoms (for example, cough or shortness of breath has improved); and
• (c) Your household has been fever-free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicines.

Please note, depending on the circumstances we may require you to obtain clearance to return from a medical provider before return to the center will be allowed.

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: means anyone living or present in the household on a regular basis (e.g. houseguests, nannies, caregivers, home health workers, contractors, etc.) and includes anyone with pick up or drop off privileges at the center.

CLOSE CONTACT: Someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for asymptomatic individuals, 2 days prior to test date).

Factors to consider in determining Close Contact include proximity, duration of exposure, whether the infected individual was symptomatic and/or generating respiratory aerosols (e.g., was coughing, singing, shouting), and other environmental factors (crowding, adequacy of ventilation, whether exposure was indoors or outdoors). Masks are not a substitute for social distancing. Consequently, when determining Close Contact for members of the general public, the determination should be made irrespective of whether the contact was wearing respiratory PPE or fabric face coverings.

FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS: The determination of Close Contact for the potentially exposed individual will consider the use of recommended personal protective equipment or PPE (e.g., gowns, gloves, NIOSH-certified disposable N95 respirator, eye protection).

+ DAILY HEALTH CHECK:

All staff, families, children and their household members must conduct a check before coming into the center. Should you or any household member have any of the following COVID-19-like symptoms during the preceding 72 hours, we ask you to remain out of the center and notify the center.

• Cough
• Sore Throat
• Muscle Aches
• Difficulty Breathing
• New Loss of Taste or Smell

Fever at or above the threshold temperature of 100.4° F (or would have, but for the use of fever-reducing medicine). The threshold temperature is 100.4° F, unless a LOWER threshold temperature is imposed in the local jurisdiction or by the specific center.

All staff, families, children and their household members must submit to a temperature check upon arrival at the center and must provide complete and accurate responses to the Daily Health Check. Anyone refusing to comply will not be permitted entry. The Daily Health Check questions and the temperature threshold may be updated from time to time.

Note: If the exclusionary symptom has already been cleared by the COVID team, then a “yes” to the continued presence of a cleared symptom will not result in exclusion.

+ SYMPTOMS—CLEARANCE TO RETURN:

Consistent with our COVID-19 Policy, a symptomatic household will be required to remain out of the center for at least 10 days, unless clearance to return is provided.

If a medical provider assesses the symptomatic individual and provides acceptable clearance to return, then the individual will be cleared to return and the ten (10) day exclusion period will not apply. Clearance to return will be acceptable if a medical provider confirms either of the following in writing: (i) that there is an alternate diagnosis causing the COVID-like symptoms (e.g., an ear infection is causing a fever), or (ii) the individual has tested negative, has been fever-free for at least 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medicines) and symptoms are resolving.

In the case of clearance for an alternate diagnosis an Upper Respiratory illness is not considered a satisfactory alternate diagnosis and if the medical provider cannot affirmatively identify an alternate diagnosis which causes the presenting symptoms, any unspecified diagnosis is presumed to be COVID, and the exclusion will continue. Clearance to return cannot be provided by a family member, can only be provided to clear an exclusion for symptoms and is not sufficient to clear an exclusion for exposure. All Clearances to Return must be reviewed and approved by the COVID-19 Response Team. Clearance to Return requirements may change from time to time based on current conditions.

+ REPORTING SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED CASE IN HOUSEHOLD:

Notify us immediately if you become aware of any suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 in your household occurring within 14 days prior to or 48 hours after any member of your household has been in present at the center.

In addition to these precautions that we asked all families to take to insure the safety of all children and their extended families at the center we also have a full-time facility support staff that does routine daily cleaning and disinfecting of toys throughout the day we have also installed hand sanitizing stations at every entrance and exit as well as Increase the frequency of handwashing times throughout the day we are taking every precaution possible to ensure the safety of everyone in the village.