COVID-19 Guidance for Operating Early Care and Education/Child Care

Updates as of November 10, 2021

• Updated to recommend universal indoor masking in ECE programs for everyone ages 2 and older, and other strategies to prevent spread of COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status.
• Added screening testing information to prevention strategies section.
• Added recommendation for fully vaccinated people who have a known exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 to be tested 5-7 days after exposure, regardless of whether they have symptoms.
• Added recommendations for staying home, testing, and masking for individuals with COVID-19 in the last 90 days.

For more information please check out the CDC: Early Childhood Education & Child Care Programs