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Reopening childcare facilities seems very risky.
by nsnick 6y ago
Reopening childcare facilities seems very risky.
- trimbo 6y agoMillions of people can't work on reopening other things without reopening those first.
- m463 6y agoThe other method I've noticed people using is to leave the kids with the grandparents. I wonder if once people go to work/childcare if the kids will ever see their grandparents again.
- bittercynic 6y agoTHere'sno denying the importance of child care, but it seems just about guaranteed that if there is a case in one family it will spread to the other (up to) 11 families in the child's "stable group"
- rtkwe 6y agoThat's always going to be the risk until we have a working vaccine though and it's really hard to reopen without childcare in place. Without it a lot of people will have to choose between losing their jobs when their employer reopens or getting adhoc in home childcare.
- throwaway3neu94 6y agoIf we're adapting anyway, one change could be gradually leaving kids home alone for longer times. "Kids always need supervision" is a US thing. Leaving kids alone for some time works just fine in other countries. Of course there would have to be law/regulation/policy changes (to keep CPS away) but so what.
- fluxsauce 6y agoSome are already open, but with strict limitations. It won't be the same as re-opening as it was before; there are restrictions on capacity (12 max per teacher), sanitizing procedures, PPE for staff, guidelines around child health and reasons for exclusion, drop-off/pick-up procedures, and so forth. It's also not a carte-blanche reopening for all; the focus is still on essential workers.
- usaar333 6y agoThey were already open. It's expanded from "essential workers" to "businesses that are allowed to have facilities open". (not much of an increase?)