A Chico daycare ramps up safety protocol

A coronavirus exposure at a Butte County daycare is causing concern for other local facilities.

Butte county day care -- ended with 9 kids infected.

Action news now's christina vitale shows us how day cares are stepping up safety protocols to keep families safe.

Danae luper - director at storybook school house: luckily for us that hasn't happened to us and hopefully it doesn't happen to any other facilities me: the storybook school house has remained open throughout the pandemic, but the director tells me they've amped up protocol and sanitation after butte county was put on the watch list luper: as long as your following the guidelines from cdc you can stay open its just the ones that arent following the guidelines that probably can't director danae luper says at first the number of kids they took in dropped danae luper - director at storybook school house: as some of the stages were lifted they started coming back so that was really good and so now we're almost at back at capacity but not quite but still it's getting better luper requires everyone to wear face masks in the facility lauren: its good but under the mask its really sweaty luper: when they first arrive at school we take their temperature and check them in then we have them go to the bathroom and wash their hands for 20 seconds..

We have activities set out for their 4 to 6 feet apart braxton: we have like legos building logs and we can also do like art luper:and then we have them wash their hands every hour soap and water they have a therapy dog on hand for the kids too!

Lauren: with all the grownups here that are keeping us safe i feel really safe around them luper told action news now she plans to stay open and help parents out if schools don't open in the fall.

Luper: it would just cause an enormous drop in the economy period so its really important for preschools schools centers to stay open and just follow the protocol braxton: if you stay safe you can get through covid19 me: reporting in christina vitale coverage you can count on.

The storybook storybook school house: luckily for us that hasn't happened to us and hopefully it doesn't happen to any other facilities me: the storybook school house has remained open throughout the pandemic, but the director tells me they've amped up protocol and sanitation after butte county was put on the watch list luper: as long as your following the guidelines from cdc you can stay open its just the ones that arent following the guidelines that probably can't director danae luper says at first the number of kids they took in dropped danae luper - director at storybook school house: as some of the stages were lifted they started coming back so that was really good and so now we're almost at back at capacity but not quite but still it's gettinres c w dngurm christina vitale coverage you can count on.

The storybook schoolhouse has 2 cleaning services-- one that comes during the day and one after hours to sanitizing and clean surfaces, equipment and toys.## butte -