Novel Coronavirus 2019 | Frederick County Health Department, MD

Childcare Centers

Childcare Program Outbreak

(As defined by Maryland Department of Health on May 21)

Family Child Care Homes:

One person (i.e., provider, provider’s household member or child in care) with laboratory confirmation of COVID-19 with at least one additional person meeting one of the following criteria within 14 days*:

Laboratory confirmation of COVID-19
Onset of signs or symptoms consistent with COVID-19

Child Care Center:

One person (i.e., staff or child) with laboratory confirmation of COVID-19 with at least one (in the same classroom) or two (in the center) additional people meeting one of the following criteria within 14 days*:

Laboratory confirmation of COVID-19
Onset of signs or symptoms consistent with COVID-19

*14 days based on onset of symptoms; for asymptomatic cases who test positive for COVID-19, use date of collection of positive specimen in place of onset date

A Child Care Program should close if:

There is a Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19 Case or Probable Case who was present in the child care program building within 48 hours prior to developing COVID-19 symptoms, and had close, prolonged contact as defined by the CDC, with program staff and/or children.

NEW—There is a Laboratory Confirmed COVID-19 Case who is ASYMPTOMATIC, was present in the child care program building and had close, prolonged contact as defined by the CDC, with program staff and/or children.