Public Health Child Care Consultation Follow Up: Reopening Child Care

A message for our Child Care Partners from

Dear Child Care and Early Learning Community,

Thank you all for your interest and participation in last Wednesday’s virtual call with several of the community’s child care providers and Public Health – Seattle & King County’s (PHSKC) Child Care Health Program. We thank you for taking the time to hear from and engage during this call.

Additionally:

• Here are the PowerPoint slides from last Wednesday’s presentation, which include instructions for accessing information from the PHSKC websites. We‘ve also pasted resource links from the presentation below in this email for easy access.
• Please stay tuned for an email that describes the next call planned for mid-July.

Finally, if you weren’t able to complete the evaluation survey for the Zoom call, please do so here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TY98BWF. It will take you less than a minute and will provide us with your insights about how we can better support you in your work.

We look forward to connecting with you in the coming weeks and will let you know of those virtual meetings beforehand.

Again, thank you for all you’re doing for child and community well-being during this difficult time.

The PHSKC Child Care Health Team

RESOURCE LINKS

• Virtual Field Trips:
• Including Seattle Aquarium, zoos, farms: https://www.weareteachers.com/best-virtual-field-trips/

• Ways to help children to stay in touch:
•  https://www.weareteachers.com/messenger-kids-connect-classmates/

• Emergency Food resources in King County:
• https://public.tableau.com/profile/city.of.seattle.human.services#!/vizhome/Covid-19Seattle-AreaEmergencyFoodResources/COVIDEmergencyFood

• Coping During the Pandemic:
• Caring for Children (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/children.html
• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease (NCTSN): https://www.nctsn.org/resources/parent-caregiver-guide-to-helping-families-cope-with-the-coronavirus-disease-2019

To easily access Public Health COVID-19 resources for child care and early learning programs:

• Go to https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/child-teen-health/child-care-health/disease-prevention.aspx. There you will find:

• Fact sheets for families
• "Keep Me Home If" posters
• Resource on cleaning and disinfecting/sanitizing your child care during COVID-19
• Updated comparison chart of health practices in child care: pre-COVID vs. current recommendations
• Tool for using thermometers in child care
• Video recordings of live-calls with the CCHP can be found here: https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/child-teen-health/child-care-health/training.aspx

To access Public Health’s COVID-19 information:

• Go to www.kingcounty.gov/covid
• Scroll down to and click on "Schools and child care"
• Click on “Child care and Early Learning Centers”