ERIC Number: ED605673
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-May
Pages: 2
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Supporting Child Care Providers Amid COVID-19. Policy Update. Vol. 27, No. 4
Hao, Winona
National Association of State Boards of Education
By April 15, 20 states had ordered child care centers to close in the wake of COVID-19, with exceptions for programs serving the children of essential workers such as health care professionals. Other states modified regulations, with some reducing class sizes to 10 or fewer. Especially for struggling providers, the emergency presents real financial hardship. Without support, many may never open their doors again. This policy brief touches on key components provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to child care centers as well as emergency child care provided to frontline doctors, nurses, police, and firefighters in some states. This is followed by policy considerations at the state and federal level.
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Disease Control, Epidemiology, Public Health, Disease Incidence, Crisis Management, Educational Policy, Financial Policy, Federal Legislation, Hygiene, State Legislation, Health Insurance, Child Care, Child Care Centers, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Federal Aid
National Association of State Boards of Education. 2121 Crystal Drive Suite 350, Arlington, VA 22202. Tel: 703-684-4000; Fax: 703-836-2313; e-mail: boards@nasbe.org; Web site: https://www.nasbe.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
Identifiers - Location: Louisiana; Vermont; California; North Carolina; New Mexico; Massachusetts; Colorado; Minnesota
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020
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