COVID-19 Resources for Providers

 COVID-19 Guidelines for Child Care Providers

Providing child care during COVID-19 is challenging, with many new guidelines from various authorities to help ensure that children are well cared for and providers help stem, not spread the virus. The Guide compiles local, state, licensing, and CDC guidelines, while also providing best practice recommendations in one document. Please check back regularly to review the following guidance issued by the authorities during this ever-changing time.

• California's Guidance for Child Care Programs and Providers

• Guidance for Child Care Programs that Remain Open (CDC)

• Provider Information Notices (PINs) Child Care Licensing Program (CCLP) (Community Care Licensing)

• Santa Barbara County Public Health Department COVID-19 Public Information Portal

• Santa Barbara County Public Health Department – School and Child Care Information

  • New Guidance for the use of Face Masks Effective February 16, 2022

Protocols for COVID-19 Cases in Child Care Setting

Click here for what to do when a child has COVID-19 symptoms and/or possibly been exposed to COVID-19.

Contact Tracing For COVID-19  (CDC)

Positive Cases in the Workplace: How employers can help limit the spread of COVID (Santa Barbara County Public Health Department)

Guidance on Returning to Work or School Following COVID-19 Diagnosis (CA Department of Public Health)

Cal/OSHA Interim General Guidelines on Protecting Workers from COVID-19

Health Screening Information

CDC Facilities COVID-19 Screening has a pdf of universal health screening questions to be used for COVID-19 at any facility.

Templates for Child Care Providers

Use the following list of templates to develop your own forms.

• SBCEO Templates:

  • Letter regarding contact with someone who tested positive (English and Spanish)

  • Letter to cohort regarding someone who tested positive (English and Spanish)

  • SBCEO COVID-19 Contract Tracing Form