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Early childhood education (ECE) programs have many questions about how to keep children and staff healthy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Guidance for open programs is now available from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). This question-and-answer chat is a follow-up to the Caring for Children in Group Settings During COVID-19 webinar, which took place April 24, 2020. Michele Cheung, MD, FAAP, a pediatric infectious disease expert, will offer additional guidance.

Topics for the webinar include:

• Understanding what we currently know about COVID-19
• Reviewing guidance for ECE programs currently open
• Integrating the guidance with best practices in managing infectious disease

Presenters

Michele Cheung, MD, FAAP
Marco Beltran, PhD, senior program specialist, Office of Head Start

Target Audience

• Head Start program directors and health services staff
• Head Start State Collaboration directors
• Child Care Resource and Referral agencies
• State public health departments
• Child care health consultants
• Child care directors
• Nurses working with any ECE program