ODJFS Pandemic Child Care Updates As of Dec. 2020

Here are the latest updates from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) that were announced at the end of December.

Pandemic Child Care Rules – Effective Dec. 11, 2020

• Child Care Centers
  • Child Care Center 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
  • Family Child Care Provider Transitional Pandemic Requirements

Transitional Pandemic Child Care Toolkit Updates:

• Child Care Inspection COVID-19 Safety Measures
• Positive COVID-19 Test and Pandemic Days
• Sample COVID-19 Symptom and Temperature Daily Chart
• Sample Parent Communication for Positive COVID-19 Test
• Sample Parent Communication for Returning to Child Care
• Temporary Pandemic School-Age FAQs

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