The mandate has been rescinded and home daycares may continue their essential service to our families and workers. This outcome represents a clear recognition of the vital role these small businesses play in our economy. I am deeply appreciative of the 292 individuals who lent their names to this cause, …
May 3, 2020
Final supporters
Keep home based daycares open!
Daycare Owl, implores those daycares that can keep their doors open to please do so, if daycares shut down we will cripple our weakened economic system further. Most home based daycares will not survive a shutdown, we are businesses not government entities; however, we are licensed by government agencies. Keep home daycares open, so we can keep supporting our essential work personnel.
In cases from overseas where childcare facilities have shut down, the effects have been dire. Millions more will be left unable to go to work, this includes medical professionals, emergency personnel, and first responders. If you are a provider with a compromised immune system or more likely to contract the virus please put your health first, but those of us that can stay open, should #stayopen. All daycares are independent businesses able to exercise their right to stay open or close. Daycares are the unsung hero’s of this country helping millions of people keep jobs and provide for their families, if we close the economy will stall.
Schools are government run institutions, with populations exceeding 100 which can cause higher rate of exposure. Home based daycare are no where near that size. Also, unlike teachers and school administration there is no ongoing salary for daycare providers if a closure happens, we are self-employed.
Daycares are trained to deal with things such as the flu and other infectious diseases. Shutting down home based daycares will not only cripple the economy further but put thousands of daycares out of business. This could be catastrophic for the economy, and cause child care rates to rise even more. There’s a strain of flu we daycares have been combating since before Corona that has taken more adult and child lives, but we didn’t have to shut down for that. Most daycares do not exceed 20 kids (small family home daycares can only take 8 children), and are trained in emergency medical services, and deal with infections/illness on a regular basis.
We want Governors and licensing agencies around the country to not only keep family daycares open, but to allow more flexibility in the ratios, so daycares help facilitate the school closures that are happening nationwide. We also want more direction on how to do proper health checks, enrollment protocol, waivers for parents, and supplies.
Majority of child care in America goes through a licensed child care facility, please help keep us going and help keep the system working.
#stayopen #keephomedaycaresopen
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 16, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
March 15, 2020
57 Comments
Minnesota 21 years licensed and serving Rochester MN medical community so they can serve.
As an in home provider and the only licensed in my small town I need to stay open. I provide to health care workers, court room reporters, lab technicians, and a single mother doing all she can to stay afloat at a factory job.
Indiana in-home childcare that has already put into place extra precautions without being mandated! Toys thinned out so they can bere submerged in bleach mixture at nap time and at the end of the day. Kids coats stored in plastic bags to keep from touching. Kids wash hands when entering and leaving; before and after eating; monitored throughout the day for touching face, going potty, blowing nose, etc. Let us do our job so others can do theirs! We are TRAINED for this too! Give us a chance to be an asset!
I am in a small group licensed childcare. I’m trained and I am a business owner. I’m not at risk nor are my family. I work for essential staff who are not able to skip work. Grandparent care is dangerous. Stay at home care and neighbor care is dangerous as they are untrained. Let us choose if we want to stay open.
Please keep daycares opens! I’m a mom of 22month old twins and Im self employed i run a cleaning business and without daycare I won’t be able to make ends meet.
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The mandate has been rescinded and home daycares may continue their essential service to our families and workers. This outcome represents a clear recognition of the vital role these small businesses play in our economy. I am deeply appreciative of the 292 individuals who lent their names to this cause, …
May 3, 2020
Final supporters
Keep home based daycares open!
Daycare Owl, implores those daycares that can keep their doors open to please do so, if daycares shut down we will cripple our weakened economic system further. Most home based daycares will not survive a shutdown, we are businesses not government entities; however, we are licensed by government agencies. Keep home daycares open, so we can keep supporting our essential work personnel.
In cases from overseas where childcare facilities have shut down, the effects have been dire. Millions more will be left unable to go to work, this includes medical professionals, emergency personnel, and first responders. If you are a provider with a compromised immune system or more likely to contract the virus please put your health first, but those of us that can stay open, should #stayopen. All daycares are independent businesses able to exercise their right to stay open or close. Daycares are the unsung hero’s of this country helping millions of people keep jobs and provide for their families, if we close the economy will stall.
Schools are government run institutions, with populations exceeding 100 which can cause higher rate of exposure. Home based daycare are no where near that size. Also, unlike teachers and school administration there is no ongoing salary for daycare providers if a closure happens, we are self-employed.
Daycares are trained to deal with things such as the flu and other infectious diseases. Shutting down home based daycares will not only cripple the economy further but put thousands of daycares out of business. This could be catastrophic for the economy, and cause child care rates to rise even more. There’s a strain of flu we daycares have been combating since before Corona that has taken more adult and child lives, but we didn’t have to shut down for that. Most daycares do not exceed 20 kids (small family home daycares can only take 8 children), and are trained in emergency medical services, and deal with infections/illness on a regular basis.
We want Governors and licensing agencies around the country to not only keep family daycares open, but to allow more flexibility in the ratios, so daycares help facilitate the school closures that are happening nationwide. We also want more direction on how to do proper health checks, enrollment protocol, waivers for parents, and supplies.
Majority of child care in America goes through a licensed child care facility, please help keep us going and help keep the system working.
#stayopen #keephomedaycaresopen
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 16, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
March 15, 2020
57 Comments
I run a small in-home Childcare in Central Point Oregon and rely on the money I make to pay my bills and feed the kids and family. Without customers I won't be able to make rent and will be forced to take an apartment and sell off most of the stuff I have collected for my childcare for lack of room. Essentially making me jobless and unable to start again until I get enough money to get my equipment and other needed Childcare items replaced as well as another home that may allow me to do Childcare...it was hard to convince this homeowner to allow me to run a business from home.
Minnesota 21 years licensed and serving Rochester MN medical community so they can serve.
As an in home provider and the only licensed in my small town I need to stay open. I provide to health care workers, court room reporters, lab technicians, and a single mother doing all she can to stay afloat at a factory job.
Indiana in-home childcare that has already put into place extra precautions without being mandated! Toys thinned out so they can bere submerged in bleach mixture at nap time and at the end of the day. Kids coats stored in plastic bags to keep from touching. Kids wash hands when entering and leaving; before and after eating; monitored throughout the day for touching face, going potty, blowing nose, etc. Let us do our job so others can do theirs! We are TRAINED for this too! Give us a chance to be an asset!
I am in a small group licensed childcare. I’m trained and I am a business owner. I’m not at risk nor are my family. I work for essential staff who are not able to skip work. Grandparent care is dangerous. Stay at home care and neighbor care is dangerous as they are untrained. Let us choose if we want to stay open.
Please keep daycares opens! I’m a mom of 22month old twins and Im self employed i run a cleaning business and without daycare I won’t be able to make ends meet.
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I run a small in-home Childcare in Central Point Oregon and rely on the money I make to pay my bills and feed the kids and family. Without customers I won't be able to make rent and will be forced to take an apartment and sell off most of the stuff I have collected for my childcare for lack of room. Essentially making me jobless and unable to start again until I get enough money to get my equipment and other needed Childcare items replaced as well as another home that may allow me to do Childcare...it was hard to convince this homeowner to allow me to run a business from home.