COVID-19 Info for Schools and Child Care

• Requirements and Guidance to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools, Child Care, Early Learning, Youth Development, and Day Camp Programs

To notify the Snohomish County Health Department of a positive case of COVID-19 in your school, child care, camp, or youth program, please send an email to SHD.childcarehealth@snoco.org for child cares, camps, or youth programs or to SHD.Schools@snoco.org for school settings.  

Template for schools to report a suspected outbreak (Excel document download)
We ask facilities to report COVID-19 outbreaks/ suspected outbreaks by using the COVID-19 Faciality Outbreak Notification System that was developed by Washington State Department of Health (DOH) for non-health care settings. Please email SHD.Schools@snoco.org to request the reporting link. We request you upload the spreadsheet “Template for schools to report a suspected outbreak” to the reporting link once you receive it.

Letter and Notification Templates

Fall 2022 COVID Prevention Reminders Letter from Dr. Lewis

Classroom Closure Letter Template

Facility Closure Letter Template

General Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Template

COVID Exposure Notification Text or Robocall Script Template (added September 24, 2021)

DOH Guidance

• COVID-19 Symptom Decision Trees for Schools (DOH) 
• K-12 Schools 2021-2022 Guidance (DOH)
• Supplemental Considerations to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools (DOH)
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Pediatric Vaccine Toolkit for Schools (PowerPoint download) (added November 4, 2021)

General Guidance

• Guidance to Prevent and Respond to COVID-19 in K-12 Schools and Child Cares
  • What to do if a person is symptomatic (flowchart)
  • COVID-19 Community Levels: Prevention Reminders (click image for full size)
    • Snohomish County Case Counts and Community Level
  • Help Stop the Spread of Illness Poster

Reporting COVID-19 Cases

Child cares are still required to report all cases and suspected cases to the Snohomish County Health Department. To notify us of a positive case of COVID-19 in your school, child care, camp, or youth program, please call 425-339-5278 and make sure to mention that this is in relation to a school, child care, camp, etc. Please also send an email to SHD.childcarehealth@snoco.org for child cares, camps, or youth programs or to SHD.Schools@snoco.org for school settings.  For general child care related questions, please call 425-252-5415.

Template for child cares to complete if requested (Excel document download)
If you are instructed to complete the spreadsheet above, a one-use link to the online reporting survey (FONT) will be emailed to you. Instructions for uploading the completed spreadsheet are in the survey. If you have any questions or need assistance, please call 425-339-5278 to request a call back. We will attempt to return these calls within the same business day.

• Snohomish County Health Department Health Alerts for Child Care Providers 
• Child Care Health Outreach Monthly Newsletter

Additional Guidance

• COVID-19 Resources and Recommendations (DOH)
• Department of Children Youth and Families
  
• Operational Guidance for K-12 Schools and Early Care and Education Programs to Support Safe In-Person Learning (CDC)

COVID-19 VACCINATION 

Community-wide vaccination against COVID-19 helps keep children, staff and families healthy. Please see resources below.

RESOURCES AND MATERIALS FOR STAFF AND FAMILIES

• COVID-19 Vaccine Information and Access in Snohomish County
• Discussion guide: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Common Worries and Facts (DOH)
• Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines: What Parents/Guardians Should Know (DOH) 
• Vaccinating Youth (DOH)

Hygiene and cleaning

• Bleach Disinfectant Spray Bottle Labels and Guidance for COVID-19
  
• Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility (CDC)
• Safely Cleaning and Disinfecting for Public Spaces (DOH)
• Classroom Cleaning Tips for Teachers (DOH)
• Safer Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Strategies to Reduce and Prevent COVID-19 Transmission (UW)

Additional Resources

• 10 Things You Can Do Now to Help Students Prepare to Return to School (Northwest Educational Service District)
  • 10 Cosas Que Puede Hacer Ahora (Spanish)
    
• Children's Museums At-Home (Association of Children's Museums)
• Family Checklist for Student Success: Tips for Remote Learning (Northwest Educational Service District)
  • Una Lista de Verificación Familiar para el Éxito del Estudiante (Spanish)
• PBS Books Storytime (PBS)
• Activities and Coloring Sheets

Requirements and Guidance to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools, Child Care, Early Learning, Youth Development, and Day Camp Programs

Department of Health guidance requires non-school related sports and camps to notify The Snohomish Health Department if they suspect COVID is spreading in their cohort or if there are FIVE or more confirmed or suspected cases among a cohort in a 7-day period; OR Multiple COVID-19 cases from positive tests comprising at least 20% of a cohort (students, teachers, or staff within a specified core group).

We ask facilities to report COVID-19 outbreaks/ suspected outbreaks by using the COVID-19 Faciality Outbreak Notification System that was developed by Washington State Department of Health (DOH) for non-health care settings.

Please use this link COVID-19 Facility Outbreak Notification System FONT (clicking on the link will direct you to the reporting page). Fill out the form to register.

Once the data is inputted click “next page”. On the last page you will see a section that says, "Upload file". We ask that you upload the Case/Outbreak Reporting Spreadsheet (click link to download correct spreadsheet and COMPLETE FULLY). PLEASE DO NOT use the spreadsheet in FONT.

If you have questions about reporting COVID-19 cases or the link is not working, please email us at SHD.childcarehealth@snoco.org or call 425-339-5278 to request a call back. We are more than happy to help assist in any way we can.

TESTING RESOURCES

To requests free COVID-19 tests contact SHD.childcarehealth@snoco.org

ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE

COVID-19 Resources and Recommendations (DOH)

COVID-19 Symptom Decision Tree

COVID-19 Data Dashboard | Washington State Department of Health

LETTER AND NOTIFICATION TEMPLATES

General Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Template