id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-255972-u7v0es5w Hashikawa, Andrew Child Care in the Time of COVID-19: A Period of Challenge and Opportunity. 2020-07-17 .txt text/plain 4036 229 49 Existing CFOC standards do not address the new concerns expressed by ECE workers during the pandemic, which include: determining the risks for ECE workers, establishing whether physical distancing in young children is feasible and effective, providing more details about cleaning and disinfecting, defining new group size requirements, defining the proper use of SARS-CoV-2 screening tests, handling readmission of children with symptoms or positive COVID-19 tests, and establishing guidelines for temperature checks (type of thermometer, fever threshold for exclusion, when to take temperatures after the initial screening). Even though there remain gaps in COVID-19 specific information that need further research, there is an important role for pediatric health experts to provide some structured guidance based on both expert group consensus and best available evidence to assist ECE directors in operating their programs and in providing consistent messaging to parents. ./cache/cord-255972-u7v0es5w.txt ./txt/cord-255972-u7v0es5w.txt