COVID-19 Resource Guide

Upcoming Events: Click Here for all upcoming Events and webinar links.

Click Here to Get Information and Recordings from All Past Webinars and Events.

Most Important Websites

• COVID Straight Talk: Great information about making your program space safe

• CT Office of Early Childhood COVID-19 Website for the most current information

• State of Connecticut Coronavirus Website, including the State's Travel Advisory and Who is an Essential Worker in Connecticut?

• Early Care & Education (ECE) list serve. Please go to this page and hit subscribe and put in your email!

• State of Connecticut SNAP Response COVID-19: additional benefits

Health and Safety Links

• 11/16/20: Holiday Travel Disclosure for Childcare Providers

• Mask Wearing for Young Children 9/16/20 (in English) (en Español)

Sample Policies

• Sample Mask Policy from OEC

• Sample Mask Policy 1 (shared from a partner)

• Sample Mask Policy 2 (shared from a partner)

• Decision Making Flow Chart from Minnesota

• Decision Making Flow Chart from South Carolina

Advocacy Links

• #SAVECHILDCAREWEDNESDAYS Advocacy Toolkit

• Build Stronger: A Child Care Policy Roadmap for Transforming Our Nation’s Child Care System

• ALICE IN CONNECTICUT: A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP STUDY

DCF Links for Providers

• Sample DCF Invoice

• Sample Spreadsheet Aging

• DCF Invoicing Requirements Checklist

Assistance for Child Care Programs

• CT Dept. of Labor FAQ for workers and employers

• “Paying Yourself, Your Staff, and Your Bills” English webinar and slides

• "Cómo pagarse a sí mismo, a su personal y sus deudas" Spanish webinar and slides

• Connecticut Women's Business Development Center (very helpful: loans)

• Article on DECD Bridge Loan

• Connecticut Cares for Child Care Announcement (Bonus Payments to Providers)

• Navigating Your Business Through COVID-19

Partner Websites with Helpful Resources

• Talk It Out Website for Mental Health 1-833-258-5011

• COMCAST Internet Essentials: low cost or free internet and/or computer

• The Village Mental and Behavioral Health Resources

• The Middlesex United Way also has a great website that lists local resource. Check it out!

• Middletown resource list for families with young children (also helpful for other communities)

Where Can I Get Supplies for my Center or Childcare Home?

• Report Your Open/Closed Status to 211 to be Eligible for Supplies from the State

• Cintas

• Gloves Unlimited: 1-800-269-8105

• Restaurant Depot

• W.B. Mason has Exam Table Paper

• C&C Janitorial Supplies in New Britain

• Essential Small Business Mask Needs Form

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Past Meetings and Webinars

*Some early-pandemic recordings have the Spanish translation over the English speakers. This was a zoom error that we haven't been able to fix. Our apologies!

January 20, 2021, Updates and Business Info

• Webinar Recording Available Here

January 13, 2021, Nathaniel Raymond

• Webinar Recording Available Here

January 11, 2021, N. Chineye Anako, MPH, CHES

• Webinar Recording Available Here

December 22, 2020: Lt. Gov & OEC Commissioner

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Ideas generated by the community of attendees

December 15, 2020: COVID Straight Talk for Childcare

• Webinar Recording Available Here

December 14, 2020: Commissioner Beth Bye

• Webinar Recording Available Here

December 7, 2020: COVID Straight Talk

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Notes and Links Available Here

November 30, 2020: Paid Family Leave Authority

• Webinar Recording Available Here

November 16, 2020: Background Checks

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Background Check Update Powerpoint Here

November 11, 2020: Albert Wat, Roadmap for Rebuilding Childcare

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Report Available Here

November 9, 2020: Nathaniel Raymond from Yale, Public Health and Childcare

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Notes Available Here

October 28, 2020: All our Kin Presentation on Voting!

• Webinar Recording Available Here

October 26, 2020: End Hunger CT! Getting Food Into Childcare

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Resources List Available Here

October 21, 2020: Connecticut Women's Business Development Council

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• PowerPoint Available Here

October 19, 2020: Dr. Walter Gilliam on COVID in Childcare

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Research Study Available Here (click "download pdf" to read it)

• AAP Article About the Study Here

October 7, 2020: How to Get Kids Outside in Winter

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Weather Safety Chart Here

• Notes and Tips on Getting Kids Outside

October 5, 2020, Women's Business Development Council, CTAEYC

• Webinar Recording Available Here

September 30, 2020, Tina Pascoe, Pediatric Nurse Consultant

• Webinar Recording Available Here

September 23, 2020, Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye

• Webinar Recording Available Here (Commissioner Bye begins at minute 28)

September 16, 2020, Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye

• Webinar Recording Available Here

September 9, 2020, Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye

• Webinar Recording Available Here

August 31, 2020, Nathaniel Raymond: Public Health and Safety in Early Care Environments

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Notes from the webinar available here

August 26, 2020: Georgia Goldburn on DCF Issues in Childcare

• Webinar Recording Available Here

August 24, 2020: Governor Ned Lamont

• Webinar Recording Available Here

August 5, 2020, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro

• Webinar Recording Available Here

August 3, 2020, Deb Flis from Office of Early Childhood

• Webinar Recording Available Here

June 27, 2020, Nathaniel Raymond: Public Health and Reopening Childcare

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Notes from the webinar available here

June 13, 2020, Senator Richard Blumenthal

• Webinar Recording Available Here

June 26, 2020, $10aDay Canada Child Care Plan

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• PowerPoint Presentation Available Here

• Short Video from Facebook Available Here

June 22, 2020, Paid Family and Medical Leave

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• PowerPoint Available Here

June 15, 2020, OEC Commissioner Beth Bye

• Webinar Recording Available Here

June 10, 2020, Congressman Joe Courtney

• Webinar Recording Available in English Only Here

• Powerpoint Slides from Congressman Courtney

May 20, 2020, DCF Payment Issues

• Webinar Recording Available in English Only Here

• Contact Management Contact List

May 8, Virtual VITA

• Webinar Recording Available Here

May 6, Mental Health Survival Strategies with Jill Humphrey

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Follow Up Documents

May 4, General Q & A

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Follow Up Q & A Available Here (we are updating as fast as possible)

May 1, Dr. John Schreiber, CCMC on Childhood Vaccine Rates During COVID-19

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• All Follow Up Documents and Links

April 29, Deputy Commissioner of Dept. of Labor, Dante Bartolomeo

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• All follow up documents and links

April 27, Commissioner Beth Bye & State Epidemiologist Lynn Sosa 

• Webinar Recording Available Here

April 24, Tommy Sanchez, Anasan Credit Repair

• Webinar Recording Available Here

April 22, CT Women's Business Council

• Webinar Recording Available Here

• Follow Up Information for attendees

April 20, 4th District Congressman, Jim Himes

• Webinar Recording Available Here

April 15, 5th District Congresswoman Jahana Hayes

• Webinar Recording Available Here

April 14, OCC & CDC Hosted a Webinar to guide child care programs that remain open.

• Webinar Recording Available Here

April 10, CT Small Business A Helping Childcare Providers

• Webinar Recording Available Here

March 26, 2020 Webinar on Unemployment Law and Unemployment Documents

• Webinar Audio Recording Available Here (Listen only)

• Webinar Video Recording (start at the 25 minute mark)

March 25, 2020 Advocacy Day Documents

• Webinar Recording Available Here

Upcoming Events: Click Here for all upcoming Events and webinar links.