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COVID-19 Guidance: Emergency childcare centres [1]

In order to support health care and frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, certain childcare centres are exempt from the order to close all licensed childcare centres, pursuant to the emergency declared in Ontario on March 17, 2020.
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Government of Ontario
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government document
Publication Date: 
29 Mar 2020
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These childcare centres are required to follow all existing health and safety requirements as directed by the local medical officer of health and as outlined in the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 and other policies and guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education. Plans must also be in place to respond should any staff, children, or parents/guardians be exposed to COVID-19.

 

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Ontario [4]

Source URL (modified on 2 Apr 2020):https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/20/04/covid-19-guidance-emergency-childcare-centres

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[1] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/20/04/covid-19-guidance-emergency-childcare-centres [2] http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/publichealth/coronavirus/docs/2019_child_care_guidance.pdf [3] https://childcarecanada.org/sites/default/files/2019_child_care_guidance-2.pdf [4] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/7856