Chalkbeat Colorado | Ann Schimke “The return to the usual child care group size rules reflects Colorado’s momentum toward reopening its economy and getting residents back to work, but stands in contrast to the state’s new rules on day camps for school-age children.” Colorado child care providers were given the go-ahead to expand group sizes…
Colorado Author Shows Kids How to Celebrate Their Birthday, Despite Quarantine
FOX21 News | Christina Dawidowicz “They find these beautiful, wonderful alternatives to what has been their norm and it becomes their new norm. And In its own way, it turns out better than what they could have imagined.” Colorado-based film-maker Mike Farrell and his friend Jacob horn stumbled into a fun idea: writing a children’s…
Proposed rules would let Colorado pools, playgrounds reopen, recreational sports restart
Denver Post | Conrad Swanson “It may feel like we are getting back to normal, but the virus is still here, and it could surge back the moment we let our guard down,” Governor Polis said. “We are still far from normal.” Now that daily counts of new positive COVID-19 cases are on the decline,…
Douglas County School District Providing Huge Number of Free Meals
Douglas County News | Jessica Gibbs “And that was a record for us, and now to do 40,000 in one week, it’s just blowing our minds a bit,” said Jen Peifer, the manager of operations for the district’s Nutrition Services Department. The Douglas County School District (DCSD) gave out approximately 44,000 free meals during the…
Make-A-Wish Organizes Car Parade For Kids Waiting On Wishes
CBS4 Denver With more than 60 wishes on hold due to coronavirus, Make-A-Wish volunteers in Colorado put together a parade of decorated cars to visit children’s homes. Watch the video from CBS4.
Meet 3 COVID-19 Fighters at Children’s Colorado
U.S. News & World Report | Ruben Castaneda “As a result of the pandemic, telehealth has exploded throughout the Children’s Colorado system. The number of daily telehealth appointments has increased from roughly 100 to 1,000 a day.” Children’s Hospital Colorado has been a nationwide leader in the fight against COVID-19, and this article from U.S. News…
Unclear How Many MIS-C Cases There Are Among Children In Colorado
CBS 4 News | Jeff Todd “Had I have taken my son in today, with those same symptoms, I’m sure he would have been put into the intensive care unit. The amount of symptoms he had that lined up with what they’re saying now, they’re just too similar.” A recent health alert from the Centers…
Coloradans’ State of Mind: The Pandemic’s Impact on Mental Health
Colorado Health Foundation | Erica Snow & Jace Woodrum “To be sure, though, this crisis isn’t new. We’re losing more lives to mental health challenges than ever before, and the state of mental health in Colorado is worsened by the arrival of COVID-19.” The novel coronavirus is inching Colorado toward a mental health crisis, write…
Montessori Practical Life Activities to Use in the Home During the Pandemic
Institute for Child Success | COVID-19 Blog Series “Not only do your children take pleasure from these Montessori activities, these activities are also very good for calming busy children.” In this edition of its blog series dedicated to providing resources for managing the coronavirus pandemic, South Carolina-based Institute for Child Success offers activities for young…
Up Next in Colorado’s Bid to Help Struggling Readers: New Training for Thousands of Teachers
Chalkbeat Colorado | Ann Schimke “While it may be true that there are some young children who will learn to read without their phonics instruction…those who struggle benefit much more from explicit phonics instruction.” Colorado is urging educators to use reading curriculum supported by science, and the state has approved eight core programs that meet…
