COVID Resources for Child Care

New CDC COVID-19 Resources for Child Care: 

For Child Care Centers 

• Child Care Providers Quick Guide Symptoms of COVID-19 at Child Care pdf icon[5 MB, 1 page] 
• Quick Guide: Help Protect your Child Care Center from COVID-19 pdf icon[1 MB, 2 pages] 
• COVID-19 Child Care Symptom Screening Flowchart pdf icon 
• What to Do if a Child Becomes Sick or Receives a New COVID-19 Diagnosis in your Child Care Center Flowchart pdf icon 
• A Child is Showing Signs of COVID-19 in my Child Care Program: What Should I Do? Quick Guide for Providers pdf icon 
• Ventilation in Schools and Child Care Facilities

For Family Child Care Homes 

• Help Protect your Family Child Care Home from COVID-19 Infographic pdf icon[2 MB, 3 pages] 
• What to Do if a Child Becomes Sick or Receives a New COVID-19 Diagnosis in your Family Child Care Home Flowchart pdf icon[50 KB, 1 page]

For Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers 

• My Child is Showing Signs of COVID-19 in Child Care: What Should I Do? Quick Guide for Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers pdf icon 

CDC is also releasing new Toolkits for Child Care Programs. These resources provide information to help child care professionals protect children, their families, and staff and slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep children healthy.

Guidance for Operating Child Care Programs during COVID-19 includes–

• Recommendations for consistent implementation of a combination of strategies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in child care programs, including staying home when sick, wearing a mask that cover covers the mouth and nose, physical distancing, avoiding poorly ventilated indoor spaces, frequent handwashing, cohorting, and regular and consistent cleaning and disinfecting,
• Updated language regarding vaccinations for child care staff
• Additional guidance on recognizing signs and symptoms of COVID-19 in children
• Updated considerations to support children with special health care needs and disabilities, as well as people at higher risk of severe illness from COVID
• Updated guidance on food service and use of outdoor playgrounds and play spaces

These CDC resources update the existing guidance and align with CDC’s Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Mitigation. The guidance and toolkits are intended for all types of child care programs, including child care centers, family child care homes, and other child care programs. We hope you find these resources useful.

For more information on Utah’s COVID-19 response, including vaccine information – visit https://coronavirus.utah.gov/