Announcement from Thursday, August 26, 2020
Licensed school-age child care (SACC) programs should be prepared to support students when local schools move to remote or blended learning throughout the 2020-21 school year due to the pandemic. Below are considerations for school-age programs regarding what schools and families may be expecting from SACC programs this school year.
Guidance for non-licensed community-based entities planning to care for or supervise school-age children during the 2020-2021 school year is available in this August 26 announcement (link coming soon).
Public schools post their Health and Safety plans, which includes the types of instructional models they will be using, to their websites. However, due to the evolving pandemic, plans may change weekly. If you would like more information regarding changing policies, schedules, or opportunities to coordinate support for school-age children, contact schools directly and ask to speak with the Pandemic Coordinator. Links to the Health and Safety Plans submitted by public schools to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) are accessible through the PDE Health and Safety Plan Map.