Title: Updated: Cases and outbreaks in child care and schools | Colorado COVID-19 Updates
Headings: Updated: Cases and outbreaks in child care and schools
Updated: Cases and outbreaks in child care and schools
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Special Considerations for Child Care
Definitions
Defining COVID-19 outbreaks in schools
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Tools to determine who needs to be home from school
Responding to COVID-19 cases and outbreaks in schools and child care
Criteria for closures
Notification letter templates
Considerations for ...
Reporting for schools and child care providers
Helpful links
Appendix
At-home symptom screening tool
Child/staff feels/appears unwell after arriving at school
Return to learn: guidance following a positive COVID-19 symptom screen
What happens to the close contacts?
Who is a close contact?

Content: If you have questions about scenarios or situations that are not covered in this document, please consult with your local public health agency and copy CDPHE’s school team at cdphe_covid_school_childcare@state.co.us . On This Page
Definitions
Defining COVID-19 outbreaks in schools
Confirmed outbreak definition
Suspected outbreak definition
Tools to determine who needs to be home from school
1. “ At-home COVID-19 symptom screening tool for parents and staff .” A home symptom screening checklist for parents and staff. 2. “ Child/staff feels/appears unwell after arriving at school. ” A screening tool to determine who needs to be sent home from school. 3. “ Return to learn: guidance following a positive symptom screen for COVID-19. ”