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Kinside has compiled the rules and regulations around child care closures and emergency care eligibility from state authorities with the intent of helping essential workers and emergency care providers navigate the quick-changing child care landscape during Covid-19.
Find your state below to locate the most up-to-date information about Coronavirus and child care closures in your area.
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Center and Home based providers serving 11 or less children per classroom have the option to stay open.
Map to find child care providers open during the pandemic.
Guidance for Phase III / IV (page 6,7 for childcare and day camps) here
Advisory documents for licensed child care facilities and day camps
Limited child care and day camp operations following this Health Mandate, effective 4/24
Campfire Emergency Childcare program is available for children of essential workers and is free for essential workers. You can register for one of the two Anchorage programs here
This map shows the current status of child care providers and if they are Open and Enrolling, Open and Not Enrolling, Closed, or Unknown.
Emergency Providers: This map shows you all providers open for emergency care for essential workers.
More information on free childcare locations for essential workers, called Arizona Enrichment Centers can be found here.
Partnered with Boys and Girls club to provide care for essential workers. Parents must contact one of these locations here.
Critical frontline personnel can Register for priority child care eligibility here.
Essential workers can also use this map to find licensed child care providers.
This page has a map of child care providers that are open during the pandemic.
Map and list of available care now available
Essential workers in California are now eligible for subsidized child care. More details are to come.
Los Angeles
Options:
San Francisco
For school age children, the San Francisco Department of Public Health's (SFDPH) May 22nd Health Order allows child care establishments, summer camps, and other educational or recreational institutions or programs providing care or supervision for children 6 and older to start June 15. The public health order also expands care for children 5 and under as of June 1, allowing all children to receive care.
Age 0-5
Age 5+ (K-8)
More information for K-8 here.
Orange County
Essential workers can apply for care at one of YMCA Orange County’s 28 sites that are being used for emergency child care.
Child care providers may return to regular group sizes and licensed capacity.
Child care is free for essential workers through May 17, 2020. Classroom settings should limit capacity to 10 individuals per room including staff.
While child care providers in Colorado can stay open if they wish, Colorado has created a specialized task force to ensure all essential workers have access to child care with the Emergency Child Care Collaborative.
Essential workers can fill out this application for child care.
On April 26th, the original “Stay at Home” order was replaced with a “Safer at Home” order, which prohibits public gatherings of 10 or more. This order applies to child care providers.
Child care providers may remain open, however, must follow reduced group size and enhanced health procedures following this document. It is strongly recommended that children of non-essential workers stay home.
Connecticut has a dedicated number for Health Care and essential workers: 860.756.0864
Many YMCAs are also offering free emergency childcare for first responders. Check with your local YMCA locations for details.
Phase 1 began on June 1st.
Fact sheet for Phase 1 child care here.
Details for child care programs:
Map for essential workers to search for emergency care providers here.
Parents will need to fill out the forms below in order to enroll children in emergency child care.
DSCYF Essential Personnel Form (certifying essential personnel status)
DSCYF Temporary Child Information Card
In addition to regular licensed providers, “The [DC School] District plans to open six emergency child-care facilities Thursday to serve the children of health-care workers during the coronavirus crisis, city officials said. The sites can accommodate 250 children up to age 12 and are strategically located near hospitals and the homes of health-care workers.”
Health care workers can fill out this application to apply for emergency child care here.
The first round of emergency child care partnerships includes three licensed providers: Alphabest Education, Champions and the United Planning Organization (UPO), who have the capacity to serve approximately 250 children at these six sites. OSSE may expand the number of providers and sites as we continue to assess the need.
Other essential workers that are not health care workers can call (202) 862-111 or email osse.dcchildcareconnections@dc.gov to find out more. They will try to match these essential workers with licensed care providers who have stayed open during the pandemic.
Currently, no list or hotline for parents to find emergency care and are directing essential workers to the Office of Childcare website here.
Child care for first responders and health care workers will be provided regardless of income. School Readiness is a statewide program to provide financial assistance for child care. Health care workers can receive the child care referral application through their employer’s human resources department. More details here.
Parents can also search for providers here (Map).
Child care providers may remain open, however, must limit capacity to 10 individuals per room including staff.
Find available emergency care providers here.
Georgia is not mandating providers to close, so it is up to the providers themselves to decide if they stay open or closed.
Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) is setting up child care sites in collaboration with YMCA for staff of the following medical centers: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Eastside Medical Center, Emory, Georgia Highlands, Intown Pediatric, Northside, Piedmont, WellStar, and Yerkes-Emory.
For more information on child care for medical professionals provided through the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, please contact Jude Dooley, YMCA of Metro Atlanta Group Vice President, at juded@ymcaatlanta.org. For more information on the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, please contact Reg Griffin, Chief Communications Officer, at 404-309-8131 or visit www.decal.ga.gov.
As of 4/6/2020, 1709 providers are Open and 2510 are closed.
Child care providers have the option to reopen as of May 7, 2020.
List of Hawaii statewide child care for essential workers available here.
Kama‘aina Kids to Provide Emergency Child Care for children (K-5) of essential workers at 7 locations with 20-30 spots each.
Three YMCA’s Leeward, Nuuanu and Windward branches will be providing childcare for essential workers with financial assistance available. Essentials workers can apply here.
Stage 1 child care protocol for opening on May 1
ID child care hotline: dial 2-1-1 or 1-800-926-2588
The Salvation Army in Boise is offering free child care for school age children of essential workers. You can apply here.
Boise: Two Boys & Girls Clubs of Ada County pop up sites will be established for essential working families during the coronavirus pandemic. All day child care services will be available for $6 a day between the hours of 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for children of healthcare workers, first responders and essential personnel.
Hawthorne Club: Wendy Heidrich at wendy@adaclubs.org or (208) 360-4651
Koelsch Club: Ben Gangwer at ben@adaclubs.org (208) 954-5034
There is currently no list of providers open for essential workers and no hotline to help match parents (as of April 1).
Child care facilities are encouraged to reopen with group sizes limited to 10 children for the first four weeks after reopening. They will be able to expand services to larger groups after the first four weeks.
Emergency Child Care Search: https://emergencycare.inccrra.org/
Essential workers' applications for emergency child care can be found here.
Early Learning Helpline for Emergency Child Care: 1(888) 228-1146
The state is broken up into 5 groups, each with their own referral services listed here.
Families who need help finding or paying for care can contact Brighter Futures Indiana at 800-299-1627 to speak to a referral specialist.
Beginning March 2020, Families can now apply for financial assistance through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) using a new, easier-to-use online application called “Early Ed Connect.” Early Ed Connect offers the benefits of:
Please click here to begin the process.
Child care providers may open, however, must limit capacity to 10 individuals per room when possible and follow this health mandate, effective 4/1/2020
Find Child Care for Essential Workforce: Map
Parent referral number is 1-855-CHILD-01 (1-855-244-5301)
Kansas is offering financial assistance for essential workers who require child care through Hero Relief Program. Apply here.
YMCA of Greater Kansas providing care for children (K-8) of employees of the following companies: Vibrant Health, Health Partnership of Johnson County, SW Blvd Family Health Care, Duchesne Clinic, Wyandot Center, Johnson County Mental Health Center, Mercy and Truth
These parents can apply for this childcare here and they can apply for scholarships here.
Home-based child care can reopen on June 8th. Center-based child care can reopen on June 15th. All child care providers must adhere to the state's health and safety guidance, limiting group sizes at 10.
Approved health care providers may partner with YMCAs and/or licensed child care providers for the provision of limited duration, emergency child care.
Limited Duration Child Care Center is a state-approved facility to provide emergency child care for essential workers. The list of Limited Duration Centers is here, updated daily.
Eligible employees may contact one of the following YMCA locations for care:
Child care providers may open, however, must limit capacity to 10 individuals per room including staff. The group size for infants should be limited to 5 or less.
A list of open providers by Parish.
All essential workers can apply for financial assistance here.
List of Licensed providers licensed for Emergency Care of Essential Workers here. This list is updated daily and includes number of available spots for each age group for each provider.
Search & map all licensed child care facilities in state of Maine
Search for Child care here
Beginning May 16, approved sites that have available spaces may begin accepting children of parents from businesses newly reopened.
Childcare is free for essential workers. It is funded by the state of Maryland.
Essential worker parents can also call a free service, Maryland Family Network’s LOCATE: Child care : 877.261.0060
Providers must submit “intent to reopen” forms to reopen under the new minimum health and safety requirements. Link to one pager of the reopening process.
The closure of child care has been extended to June 29, 2020.
Emergency order extending the temporary closure of all non-emergency childcare programs until May 4 in an effort to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth. This applies to both center and home based programs.
Emergency Child Care Providers PFD here.
Interactive map for essential workers to find child care providers here.
Also search here.
The Commonwealth will temporarily fund the operation of these programs.
“Disaster relief child care center” may open only in a facility and not in a home. They have provisional licenses.
Essential workers can apply for the disaster relief child care centers here.
Map of child care providers for emergency workers.
List of providers here.
Search and see on map here.
State Early Childhood Advisory Council of Mississippi is posting updates here.
(866) 892-3228
referralcenter@mo.childcareaware.org
Flyer for parents with above information here.
There is currently no statewide list of providers open for essential workers and no hotline to help match parents across the state.
Essential workers in Missoula have access to emergency care through the YMCA and Boys and Girls Club.
If you are a part of the Missoula County Public Schools, apply at the Y.
All other kids should apply at the Boys and Girls Club.
Providers in 10 out of 19 regional health districts can increase their group sizes to 15 children per classroom.
This guidance pertains to the following regional health districts: Douglas County Health Dept., Sarpy/Cass Dept. of Health, East Central District Health Four Corners Health Dept., Loup Basin Public Health Dept., North Central District Health Dept., Northeast Nebraska Public Health Dept., Panhandle Public Health District, Southeast District Health Dept., Southwest Nebraska Public Health District.
For districts other than those listed above, child care providers will remain restricted to 10 children per room/space.
Essential workers can reach out to the Las Vegas Urban League (childcareinfo@lvul.org), or The Children’s Cabinet (subsidy@childrenscabinet.org) if you need child care and they will help them find slots on a temporary basis.
Essential workers needing emergency care must call the Child Care Referral Line (Families Seeking Child Care) to be matched with a provider: (603) 578-1386, ext. 31 or use this map to find emergency care providers.
List of emergency child care providers available on this downloadable sheet.
Essential workers must apply for child care here, and they will receive assistance in finding a center as well as financial assistance, outlined here.
Essential workers will receive child care assistance through the Emergency Child Care Assistance Program (ECCAP) program, which they must apply for.
Providers must have applied for a special license to stay open during a public health emergency.
Search tool for essential workers to find care providers here.
Status for New York City: Option to reopen with new guidelines
On April 23, 2020, Governor Cuomo announced that New York State will provide child care scholarships to essential workers.
Essential Workers can apply for a Regional Enrichment Center here. More information about these centers can be found here.
Parents fill out this form here to request care through the New York Office of Children and Family Services.
Workers Need Childcare is another program helping essential workers in New York find child care here.
As of May 8, child care centers can choose to open for working parents or those looking for work.
Essential workers with urgent child care needs may call 1-888-600-1685 to find high-quality, safe child care for infants through children age 12.
Beginning April 1, a Critical Worker Emergency Child Care Subsidy program will provide financial assistance to parents/primary caregivers who are critical workers and who do not have other child care options. Families will need to complete a COVID-19 Parent Application for Emergency Child Care form. This application is also available in Spanish here.
Providers must have applied for a special license to remain open during pandemic.
Child care for essential personnel is available at YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties.
A hotline is available for all other essential workers, the Child Care Referral Assistance: 1-800-997-8515.
As of May 31, child care providers may open with group sizes limited to 6 for infants and toddlers and 9 for preschoolers and school age children.
Certain providers are approved to provide pandemic care.
Center providers listed here - updated regularly.
Home providers listed here - updated regularly.
Both center and home pulled as of 3/30/20 here.
Parents must apply using Form 1 and Addendum Form.
Oklahoma City:
The YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City and The Boys and Girls Club of Oklahoma County is offering child care for children of essential workers ages 5-12 during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Childcare for children younger than 5 is offered at the YMCA Child Development Center.
Parents can register for the YMCA programs here and the Boys and Girls Club program here.
Essential workers can call 405-525-3111 or 800-438-0008 to speak with a referral specialist for additional options.
On May 15, child care will reopen to all with priority for essential workers as a part of Phase I of Oregon’s reopening plan. Additionally, Summer school, summer camps and other youth programs will be open with physical distancing.
According to guidance released on May 13, 2020 by the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Educaton’s Early Learning Division (effective May 15), licensed child care and recorded programs will still require approval to operate as Emergency Care providers as the state enters its next phase of reopening. Additionally providers must follow the adjusted health and safety framework developed by the state and Early Learning Division.
To receive a customized referral to emergency child care programs contact 211info by:
Governor Wolf is reopening child care in counties across the state in phases. For states in the Yellow Phase of reopening, child care is open with guidance and schools remain closed for in-person instruction. The Yellow Phase is the middle of 3 phases, between the Red Phase (most restricted) and the Green Phase (least restricted).
Essential workers can find available emergency care providers here.
All child care providers must complete a COVID-19 Child Care Plan in advance of reopening, to demonstrate compliance to these new regulations.
The only available care for essential workers is through Rhose Island’s partnership with Care.com found here.
Caregivers that want to volunteer for essential workers can apply here.
New child care vouchers for essential employees: In order to qualify, you must be currently working at an essential business, you must need child care so you may continue to work, and you must complete a child care application. You do not have to meet any income guidelines for this limited program.
If you would like to apply and feel you meet the criteria, please email Christi Jeffcoat at christi.jeffcoat@dss.sc.gov. In the email, you will need to indicate your first and last name, the best phone number to reach you and the occupation/business where you work. In the subject line, please put “Essential Employee Child Care Request”. Upon receipt of your email, staff will coordinate with you by sending you the child care application and any other information that may help you find child care.
They have a list of child care providers that are closed due to COVID here.
They do not have a list of child care providers that are open for essential workers.
Essential workers can apply for emergency care using the below links:
COVID-19 child care for health care providers in Sioux Falls
Essential Workers can use this list of emergency childcare providers here.
New COVID-19 Essential Employee Child Care Payment Assistance Program (Apply here): Through payment assistance and a network of temporary care locations, parents who work as essential employees can access child care at no cost, during the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency until June 15, 2020.
To be eligible for the program, parents must be employees of a healthcare entity, law enforcement, first responders (EMS, Fire Departments, etc.), corrections officers, military, activated national guard, human and social services workers, postal workers, transportation employees, restaurant workers or grocery workers. Click here for an expanded list of eligible employee categories.
YMCA is offering care at the following locations, and essential workers must apply. No financial assistance is offered at this time.
Essential workers can use the Frontline Childcare tool to find emergency childcare here and they can see if they are eligible for financial aid here.
Essential workers can also search a special page on care.com for COVID-19 related care here.
Tarrant County essential workers can find emergency childcare here.
Parents who are essential employees from the two eligible sectors can register by completing this intake form. The goal is to have the first sites operational on Monday, March 30, 2020, and more will continue to open as they become available. Parents will identify up to three sites to place their children and the Office of Child Care will notify the parent of the site available to meet their child care needs. Parents should not contact the programs directly.
Non-essential workers can use this search tool that will populate available/open providers based on search input here.
Child care centers can begin to reopen on June 1 and summer camps will be able to operate this summer.
Essential workers can fill out this form to be connected with emergency care.
Essential workers can search for emergency child care near them by contacting 866- KIDS-TLC or going online to https://vachildcare.com/
Essential workers looking for emergency care can call the Child Care Aware of Washington Family Center at 1-800-446-1114 or the online Child Care Referral Search is available here.
Child care is now available to both the children of essential staff and to the children of non-essential employees in businesses permitted to reopen under the state’s West Virginia Strong: The Comeback phased reopening plan.
Child care settings may not operate with more than 10 staff present at a time and may not operate with more than 50 children at a time.
Child care information for essential workers
Assistance in finding child care can be requested through COVID-19 Child Care Request for Essential Workforce Families
Families of essential workers are also encouraged to use the searchable map to identify potential providers that meet their needs.
Child care providers have the option to reopen as of April 28th and must limit group size to 10 people in any room.
State order limits group size to 10 people in any room.
Map and list of emergency providers with the ability to filter by providers accepting new children can be found here: Essential Personnel Childcare