Minnesota stops requiring child care providers to quarantine kids exposed to COVID-19

The state will no longer require child care providers in Minnesota to quarantine students and staff who were in contact with someone testing positive for COVID-19, though it recommends they continue to do so.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), which notified providers Tuesday of the change to its licensing requirements, is walking a tightrope as the surge of omicron cases frustrates providers and families alike.

The spike has wreaked havoc on early-childhood classrooms - leading many to shut down for at least a week - and the schedules of working parents with young children. Some families are at wit's end after children have been sent home to quarantine multiple times in recent months.

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-stops-forcing-child-care-providers-to-quarantine-kids-who-get-near-someone-with-covid-19/600135125/