COVID-19

Resource Page

Child Care Restart Guidlines

Open, Healthy Family Child Care Programs: A Family Child Care Provider Guide to Reopening and Staying Open During the COVID-19 Pandemic  English /  Spanish

Tips-and-Guidance-on-Reopening-Child-Care-Programs - Read

Child Care Community Letter to Congress - Read

Massive List of Educational Resources - Read (Excel File)

Courageous Conversations - More Info

Webinars (Upcoming and Recorded) - All Resources are Free
 

• No, I'm NOT OK! with Cea Cohen Elliot (Recorded, Ohio AEYC)
   

• because I said I would with Alex Sheen (Recorded, Ohio AEYC)
   

• Happiness is Running Through the Streets to Find You… Even During a Pandemic. With Holly Elissa Bruno (Recorded, Ohio AEYC)
   

• Attending to Risks for Abuse and Neglect During COVID 19 Pandemic Response: Early Childhood Educators, April 29, 1:00PM (Zerotothree)
   

• Leadership Matters (Recorded, John C. Maxwell)
   

• Caring for Each Other: How to Use Sesame Street in Communities Resources for Health Emergencies with Families (Recorded, Brazelton Touchpoints, Sesame Street)  
   

• Child Care Provider Resources Small Business Supports, Policy Updates, and FAQs (Recorded)
   

• Provider Panel on Practices for Temporary Pandemic Child Care (Recorded, OACCP)
   

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Considerations for Early Childhood Professionals, Tuesday, March 24th, 2:00pm (Recorded, Institute for Childhood Preparedness)

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• Understanding Trauma with Dr. Becky Bailey/Conscious Discipline (Recorded)
   

• Dealing with the Financial Side of the Coronavirus - Tuesday, March 24th, 8:00pm (Tom Copeland/Family Child Care)
   

• Healthy Futures - Managing Infectious Diseases (Recorded)
   

• Coronavirus Resources for Child Care and Advice from the Field (Recorded)
   

• Bracing for COVID-19: What Early Childhood Programs Need to Know and Consider Now, by Julie Looper Coats, M.A., Jessica Rose-Malm, M.A. and Tom Copeland (Recorded)
   

• Ohio Child Care Pandemic Response Webinar (March 20) (Recorded, Groundwork Ohio)
   

• Child Care Provider Pandemic Planning (March 18) (Recorded, Groundwork Ohio)

ODJFS Updates
 

• Temporary Pandemic Child Care Information

• Special ODJFS COVID-19 Website

• Pandemic Programs Q & A

• Temporary Pandemic Child Care License

• Emergency Rules

• Application for pandemic child care center license

• Temporary Licensing, Certification and Payment Procedures to Address the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
  This temporary pandemic license will be required to operate child care in Ohio until April 30th

From NAEYC 
 

• "Child Care is Essential and Needs Emergency Support to Survive"

• Resources for Coping with COVID-19

• Child Care in Crisis: Understanding the Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic

• Share your COVID-19 child care challenges

• "Child Care in Crisis: Understanding the Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic" (first survey results from "Share Your Challenges" link above)

State of Ohio Information
 

• Pandemic Provider Approved List

• How to record additional Absence Days & Pandemic Days

• Coronavirus Pandemic Child Care Information for Families

• ODJFS Pandemic Child Care Q&A 

• SBA Disaster Loan Assistance

• SBA Resources to be shared by providers

• Unemployment Website

• Free meals for children

Program Resources
 

• Coping With Crises and Traumatic Events (Free Course)

• Dr Will and Henry the Hand's Coronavirus Prevention Tips (Video)

• Because I Said I Would Resource Guide

• A Guide to COVID-19 and Early Childhood Development (Harvard University)

• Course: Preparing for an influenza Pandemic (Free through April 30, ChildCare Education Institute)

• Remote Learning Resource Guide (ODE)

• Pandemic Day Training Material

• Free Access to Premium Memberships | Conscious Discipline Resources

• Understanding Trauma with Dr. Becky Bailey/Conscious Discipline (Recorded Webinar)

• Should I Close My Child Care Program? A Coronavirus Flowchart (CCAoA)

• No KID Hungry Grant Request

• CDC FAQ

• Apply for free access: ABCmouse, Adventure Academy, and ReadingIQ

• Managing Infectious Diseases in Early Education and Child Care Settings (Course)

• Our Commitment to Serve the ECE Community/CDA, Message from Velora Washington

• How to get food assistance, unemployment benefits

• Ohio Temporary Pandemic Child Care Providers Facebook Page 

• Leadership Matters (Recorded Webinar, John C. Maxwell)

• Frog Street online Parent Resources (Free)

• Lakeshore Learning Resources (Free)

• Kindness Mantra - Free Kids Music (Kira Willey)

Self-Care
 

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• Coping with COVID-19 Anxiety (ODH)

• Coronavirus and Unemployment Insurance Benefits

• How to apply for unemployment benefits online in Ohio (Video)

• Information on COVID-19 (Symptoms, how to protect your family etc.)

• That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief

Food and Nutrition Services
 

• Food and Nutrition Services Program Guidance on Human Pandemic Response (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

• Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (U.S. Department of Agriculture) 

• Using USDA Food During a Human Pandemic Outbreak Options for Schools and Communities (U.S. Department of Agriculture) 

• SNAP Pandemic Planning Guidelines (U.S. Department of Agriculture) 

• Child Nutrition Pandemic Planning Guidelines (U.S. Department of Agriculture) 

FREE TRAUMA COURSE
 

• Tender Topics: Handling Trauma and Sensitive Issues with Young Children and Youth

RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN
 

• Resources for Parents and Family (Groundwork Ohio)

• 30 Day Free Trial to FunShine (Activities for kids ages 0-5)

• Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource from the National Association of School Psychologist (NASP) 
   

• Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019: Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Why Can’t I Go to School? (Printable Social Story)

• COVID-19: Five Helpful Responses for Families (Conscious Discipline)