When is it safe to send kids back to daycare? There's no right answer

With businesses reopening and many people returning to work or returning to offices, the risk of sending children back to daycare creates a potential hazard and challenge for some families.

"IF YOUR CHILD NORMALLYATTENDS DAY CARE BUTHAS BEEN HOME WITH YOUDURING THE SHELTER INPLACE ORDERS, YOUMIGHT BE WONDERING,WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TOSEND THEM BACK?AS 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER JESSICAMCMASTER IS ABOUT TOSHOW US - THERE'S NOONE-SIZE-FITS-ALLANSWER.Dr. Steven Stites, University ofKansas Health Systemare you at more risk whenyour kids go back to school?yes, you are."SOCIAL DISTANCING-PROPER HANDWASHING--KEEPING YOURHANDS OFF YOURFACE--KEY MEASURESDOCTORS URGE US TOTAKE IN ORDER TOPREVENT THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19.BUT, A DIFFICULT REQUESTFOR CHILDREN--SO, WHATCAN PARENTS DO TOMINIMIZE THE RISKS ASTHEY PREPARE TO SENDTHEIR KIDS BACK TO DAYCARE?Blair Messina-Co-ownerWildflowerMontessoriask questions--don't be afraidto ask the person who iscaring for your childuncomfortable questions."BLAIR MESSINA IS ACONSULTANT FOR DAYCARE OWNERS---AND CO-OWNER OF WILDFLOWERMONTESSORI SCHOOL INKANSAS CITY.Blair Messina-Co-ownerWildflowerMontessoriwe check temperatures wejust do a basic curbsidepickup and drop off.MESSINA SAYS HER DAYCARE'S MADE SEVERALCHANGES TO PROTECTTHEIR FAMILIES,INCLUDING IMPLEMENTINGA TRAVEL POLICBlair Messina-Co-ownerWildflowerMontessoriany family that decides totravel will be required toquarantine outside of schoolfor 14 days.DECIDING WHEN IT'S THERIGHT TIME TO SEND YOURCHILD BACK TO DAYCARE-BEGINS WITH ACONVERSATION.Blair Messina-Co-ownerWildflowerMontessoriasking questions aboutcleaning processes and sickpolicies and travel policies allthose types of things becauseeveryones going to havedifferent protocols andpolicies.BUT, EVEN IF WITH SAFETYMEASURES IN PLACE...Blair Messina-Co-ownerWildflowerMontessoriwe can't guarantee that yourchild will not contract it.FOR FAMILIES AT HIGH-RISKOF SERIOUS ILLNESS --returning to DAY CARE MAYNOT BE THE BEST OPTION.Dr. Stitesthe worse your health is thenyou may have to think aboutmore extraordinary measures.BUT, FOR PARENTS WHOMUST TAKE THEIR KIDS TODAY CARE...Stites.they're at a higher risk ofbringing that back to you andthe kids gonna beasymptomatic so what do youdo?

Wash your hands, shelterin place and try to mitigate therisks as best you can.IN kansas city, I'M JESSICAMCMASTER, 41 ACT