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1. Transitional Pandemic Child Care

   Pandemic Child Care Rules – Effective December 11, 2020

   • Manual Transmittal Letter
   • Child Care Centers
     • Transitional Pandemic Requirements
     • Temporary Pandemic School-Age Child Care Center Requirements
       • Child Care Center Manual Procedure Letter 29 "Update for Temporary Pandemic School-Age Child Care Center Requirements"
        
      
   • Family Child Care Provider Transitional Pandemic Requirements  
   • Certified In-Home Aide Transitional Pandemic Requirements
   • Publicly Funded Child Care
     • Payment Rates and Procedures
      
   • Step Up To Quality
     • Transitional Pandemic Step Up To Quality Assessment of Instructional Time - August 11, 2020
      

   Transitional Pandemic Child Care Toolkit

   • Responsible Restart Ohio Child Care revised July 30, 2020
   • Technical Assistance Documents
     • Child Care, an Essential Link - October 9, 2020
     • Child Care Inspection COVID-19 Safety Measures - Updated December 11, 2020
     • Facial Coverings for Transitional Pandemic Child Care - August 28, 2020
       • Ohio Department of Health Director's Order Requiring the Use of Facial Covering in Child Education Settings
        
     • FAQS for Transitional Pandemic Child Care - Updated January 12, 2021
     • Portable Sinks in Child Care - May 29, 2020
     • Positive COVID-19 Test and Pandemic Days - Updated January 12, 2021
     • Recording SA Attendance for PFCC in TAP – August 25, 2020
     • Sample COVID-19 Symptom and Temperature Daily Chart - Updated December 11, 2020
     • Sample Parent Communication for Positive COVID-19 Test – Updated December 11, 2020
     • Sample Parent Communication for Returning to Child Care - Updated December 11, 2020
     • Temporary Pandemic School-Age Child Care Center Licensing Steps – September 11, 2020
     • Temporary Pandemic School-Age FAQs – Updated December 11, 2020
     • Transitional Pandemic Child Care Step Up To Quality Standards Assessment – August 9, 2020
     • Transitional Pandemic Requirements and Best Practices
       • Child Care Centers - Updated December 23, 2020
       • Licensed Family Child Care Providers - Updated December 23, 2020
       • Certified In-Home Aides - Updated December 23, 2020  
        
     • Transportation Best Practices - Updated September 14, 2020
     • Using Dividers to Create Separate Spaces in Child Care Centers and Day Camps – Updated August 24, 2020
                                       
   • Other Resources
     
     • New Small Business Administration Loan and Grant Programs 
       • Financial Supports for Providers- February 2021
        
     • Ohio Department of Health Disinfecting Surfaces Guidance
     •  Ohio Department of Health COVID-19 FAQs for Families and Individuals
     • Ohio Department of Health Find Your Local Health District
     •  Webinar on Adapting, Evolving, and Thriving: Tools To Evolve Your COVID-19 Child Care Strategy
     • Stop the Spread of Germs CDC poster
     • Wash Your Hands CDC poster
     • CDC Decision Tree for Reopening Child Care document
     • CDC Decision Tree for Reopening Day Camps document
     • ACF Mental Health and Wellness Resources
     • Toolkit for Childcare Programs
      

2. Ohio COVID-19 Child Care Study

   In partnership with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services supported the Ohio COVID-19 Child Care Study. The study was designed to better understand how to lower the spread of COVID-19 and lessen the impact of COVID-19 among families and staff affiliated with child care programs in the state.

   The multidisciplinary study team was led by researchers from Case Western Reserve University with expertise in child health and wellbeing, environmental health, epidemiology, and infectious disease management and control. The 10 counties in Ohio that were selected to participate account for two-thirds of all licensed Type A, B, and child care programs in Ohio. The participating counties included: Ashtabula, Butler, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Licking, Lucas, Montgomery, Stark, and Summit. 

   Please visit the Ohio COVID-19 Child Care Study website to learn more about the study team and the key activities. If you are interested in learning about additional studies related to COVID-19, please email the study team at covidchildcarestudy@case.edu.

   Study findings including the Ohio COVID-19 Child Care Study Data Brief and the Ohio COVID-19 Child Care Study Press Release are available on the study website.

3. Communications

   • Child Care Pandemic Support Grants and SUTQ Updates emailed August 7, 2020
   • Child Care Updates emailed July 29, 2020
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