Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Hello all,
As you know, ECCES has established a Reopening Work Group that has been working diligently to research and develop protocols and procedures for the reopening of the Children's Centers. I know that many of you are very ready and eager to have the Children's Centers reopen. We have been working to be ready for that day so that when we are given the green light we can open our doors to welcome everyone with a safe program for our children(and families and teachers).
Please see this note below, written to all of us, from Assistant Vice Chancellor, Lupe Navarro-Garcia, regarding the process to get us to that point -
UCSB operations are subject to, and actively reviewing guidelines from SB County Department of Public Health. As the campus expands its essential workforce and resumes broader in person operations, we too, can now implement plans that support the needs of this returning work force. The Early Childhood Care and Education Services’ (ECCES) work group, convened to plan for the childcare centers’ reopening, has been active under Annette Muse’s leadership. We expect to meet soon with the campus COVID-19 response group (comprised of the campus’s senior leaders) to review our implementation plan based on Public Health and California Department of Education’s guidance on childcare centers. We will also identify areas where ECCES needs additional campus assistance (i.e. custodial, transportation, public health practices on infection screening, policy support, etc.).
It is our hope to have more definitive news about a reopening soon. We thank you for your continued patience, as we work to ensure safe operations under the new public health guidelines and circumstances that we are all facing.
- Lupe Navarro-Garcia, Ed.D.
Please know that I will continue to keep you informed as we move forward. I know that this has not been an easy time for you- I always appreciate your support as we work together to provide the best for the children.
Friendly reminder - Please join ECCES teachers on Friday,May 29th at 10:30 for the first-ever Teacher's Wave for our children! Please watch for information in Parent Square for all of our families - both UCC and OFCC families - to join in on this fun event. We will maintain physical distancing as families drive around the OFCC site (for both UCC and OFCC combined -as OFCC on West Campus has the adequate space for distancing) and allow the children to see their teachers and the teachers can see their children!We miss all of you! Please contact your child's teachers or Sandi if you have any questions. squinly@ucsb.edu
Thank you for your patience and good thoughts,
Annette