Complex health considerations make reopening California’s schools a challenge
Schools are facing a complicated array of health considerations as they decide whether and how to reopen this fall.
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Stress in child care will affect recovery from pandemic
The report on “saving Minnesota’s child care sector” during the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the middle of an already exhausting week, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the eruption of anger, grief and violence that followed.
California gives counties path to reopen campgrounds, bars, gyms and more as soon as June 12
California campgrounds, hotels, gyms, bars and museums may reopen as soon as June 12 if their home counties can prove to the state that public health safety criteria have been met, according to new guidance issued by state health officials Friday.
Coronavirus: California to allow schools, gyms and bars to reopen as state moves to Phase 3
On the same day California topped 125,000 coronavirus cases, state officials released guidelines allowing individual counties to begin reopening gyms, bars, campgrounds, professional sports and a wide-range of businesses as early as next Friday.
COVID and kids: A new inflammatory syndrome poses safety challenge for schools, day care
But now, several hundred cases of the new inflammatory syndrome have been reported in the U.S. It is marked by inflammation throughout the body, affecting blood vessels and organs such as the heart or kidneys, and could lead to coronary aneurysm and toxic shock.
Newsom's Proposed Cuts to Child Care Rates Have Advocates Worried
Child care provider Pat Alexander has hung onto her in-home child care center during the COVID-19 pandemic, but just barely. Alexander was caring for 13 kids in her Elk Grove home in Sacramento County, but now she's down to three. So far, she's survived the hit to her income.
California lawmakers would spare K-12 schools from any budget cuts
In an unusual move to reach a consensus early, California Assembly and Senate leaders announced Wednesday they have agreed on a state budget that would rescind all cuts to K-12 and higher education that Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed.
The pandemic exposes US childcare for what it is: ‘a crisis within a crisis’
The coronavirus pandemic has lain bare some of the worst inequities in the US, not least the shortcomings in the US childcare system.
As Day Care Centers Reopen, Will Parents Send Their Children?
Reopening requires cash, safety renovations and parental confidence — all of which are in short supply. Venice Ray was eager to return to work when Texas announced last week that child care centers, like the one she was laid off from in March, could immediately reopen.
'Children will not be wearing masks' at Bright Horizons' child-care centers, CEO says
Staff and teachers at Bright Horizons' facilities are required to wear masks, Kramer said. He said the company is encouraging parents to have conversations with their children in advance, so they are comfortable with it. The advice is to tell kids that "heroes wear masks," Kramer said.