child care update 11-2020
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CARES Act Funding UpdateKentucky has received a total of $67.74 million infederal CARES Act Funding for state child careproviders. Previous stipends have includedsustainment stipends for all providers – based oncapacity; "Hero Bonuses" for center staff;subsidies for essential employees andoperational stipends; and a cleaning/safetysupplies/personal protective equipment stipend.
The final stipend from the CARES Act funding iscurrently being issued. All licensed andcertified child care providers are receiving $130per child based on the capacity listed with theDivision of Regulated Child Care in March 2020.Registered providers will receive $130 per childbased on current enrollment. Providers mustapply for funding by Dec. 1, 2020.
The State of Kentucky Child Care
If you are providing or using child careservices in Kentucky during thischallenging time, you are not alone.Support and resources are availablethrough the Division of Child Care andour partners to help you.
Supports this year have ranged fromfinancial stipends through CARES Actfunding to issuance of social distancingand safety guidelines to maintain healthyclassroom environments. Our team isalways available to answer questionsabout these resources and to assist you.
Division of Child CareDepartment for Community Based Services
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
COVID-19 Response Resources for Providers and Families
11/2020
CARES Act Funding Summary for Child Care Providers
Hero Bonus Incentive: Enrollment Incentive/
Capacity Stipend: Subsidies for Essential
Employees:Essential Services
$250 Operational Stipend: Reopening Stipend:
CARES $130 Stipend: Total CARES Act funds
spent as of 11/13/2020:
$997,500
$35,480,985
$712,579.45
$1,301,250$6,657,000$16,903,250
$62,052,564.45
$5,687,435.60 remains in CARES Act fundingfor child care. There are more than 300 childcare programs that have not yet applied for the$130/child stipend. Contracts are due Dec. 1.
Adults must wear face masks at all times.Children age 5 and under shall not wearface masks due to risk of suffocation andstrangulation.Children age 6 and older must wear facemasks in accordance with statewidemasking mandate.
All programs must utilize a maximum groupsize of 15 childrenAdult-to-child ratios and group sizes willstay in place for children 24-months of ageChildren should remain in the same groupof 15 children all day longEstablish centralized location for drop-offand pick-up of all childrenNo field trips or schoolwide eventsNo volunteers or student observersDiscontinue use of group water fountainsEliminate lost and found bins
Personal Protective Equipment and Social Distancing GuidelinesPPE Guidelines
Social Distancing Guidelines
Helpful ResourcesProfessional Development: [email protected] Kentucky All-STARS: [email protected] Care Assistance Program (CCAP): [email protected] National Background Check Program: [email protected] Ky. Child Care Changes during COVID-19: chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/Pages/dcbscvres.aspx
Regulated Child Care:Essential and SafeChild care providers offer a supportive andessential service to families and entirecommunities. Current regulations andpolicies are in place to stop the spread ofthe coronavirus and to keep staff, childrenand their families safe. Providers mustmeet several requirements, but they alsohave many resources for help through theDivision of Child Care and the Division ofRegulated Child Care.
The State of Kentucky Child Care
Adults and children will be screened forfever and contagious symptoms uponarrival.A fever is considered contagious at100.4 F.Child care staff members withsymptoms of COVID-19 must be testedfor the illness.
Screening for Illness
All childcare providers with a completedand approved background check in theKARES system are ready to return to theclassroom and be safely left alone withchildren.
The statewide fingerprint backgroundcheck system is not yet open. Newemployees will have to complete name-base background checks at this time.
Background checks are being processedmanually without the KARES system.
Background Checks