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I don't understand the logic in closing centers and then overcrowd home daycare.
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One of my concerns is if they make us close I have 2 DCPs that are healthcare workers. Not just hospital employees, but lab/ diagnostic people. If I close they’re SOL. That will not help the situation at the hospital.Comment
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So far I've not been affected by this, but it will happen. I have 8 kids but only 4 families right now. 3 of the families are "working from home" and were very concerned that I would close. The other is a teacher and the schools are closed. They just paid for the upcoming month, but who knows when next month rolls around?
When the companies start laying off these workers because they can't reopen their offices is when I'll be affected. I see this turning bad for so many Americans.
I suppose they can technically mandate the closure of home daycares, but I'm not sure how they could enforce it as long as there are families that need care. I'm not talking about fines and such, I know they can do that, but with everyone being put on lock down they won't have the staff to find providers that are defying the order.Comment
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Mine too and I can't help feeling extremely offended in all this! With the schools closed were expected and I'm sure most of us would brave it out anyway. There's talk of ccap being propped up to pay providers if parents can't work. I guess that's nice but the ccap rates are not livable so most private providers don't participate and won't be helped there. Ive heard emergency responders may receive ccap child care assistance. That's nice for emergency workers, they need that right now. But for providers that translates getting paid a non-working wage through CCAP. And correct me if I'm wrong but from my understanding private in home providers are not considered child care "workers" so they will not be given paid sick leave. And if this gets worse unemployment is not an option for us even though as private business we pay unemployment taxes every year. If we have to close we are offered the choice of going into debt with low interest rate loans....and that....is not nice at all! No financial supports and it really feels like were expected to pick up the slack financially and take a bigger risk for exposure than most. How can we not notice for a job that everyone says is so essential with the plea's to stay open its not showing.This is my biggest concern. Measures have been put in place to help providers protect their income if they take subsidized families but I haven't seen anything to indicate help will be available to those of us who only take private clients. I guess I'm not essential enough to warrant any kind of income protection.
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At the moment, Utah is not closing daycares down as first responders need care for their children. We have also been told that if we end up over ratio due to school kids being with us all day, that we won't be cited for it as it's an emergency situation.
We personally have put "social distance" in place as much as we possibly can. Even though the kids may carry the virus, we don't need to add to that by 16 sets of parents chatting in the entry. So we are requiring lightening speed drop off and pick ups. Parents are texting me from the driveway. I then open the door and they send the child to me. Reverse at pick up. We have suspended sign in/out as they don't all need to handle the sign in sheet etc.Comment
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Wow! In WI they're doing the opposite. We're considered "vital infrastructure" and most regulations have been suspended so we can take more children for more hours. I understand that first responders and healthcare workers need care, and feel halfway proud to be that important, but halfway worried about the health of my family. If we could afford it I'd close and stay home for the duration.Comment
Then we are expendable.
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