Schools and Child Care: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

On this page:
Youth Activities
Safety and Well-being
Institutes of Higher Education (IHE)
Cleaning and Disinfecting
CDC Guidance
Other Resources and Print Materials

The situation surrounding the outbreak is rapidly evolving and the information or recommendations are changing as new information becomes available. Please follow MDH and CDC recommendations and avoid creating situations that may stigmatize staff or students.

Youth Activities

• Guidance for Social Distancing in Youth and Student Programs (PDF)
  Guidance for youth programs, K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and day camps. MDH continues to evaluate the feasibility of overnight camp operations, and will offer supplemental guidance when programming is able to resume.
  Updated 5/13/20
  
  
• Guidance for Social Distancing in Youth Sports (PDF
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Organized Youth Sports (PDF)
    
    
• Reopening of Public Swimming Pool and Aquatic Facilities (PDF)
  
  
• Playground Guidance for Schools and Child Care Programs (PDF)

Safety and Well-being

• COVID-19 Exclusion Guidance: Decision Tree for Symptomatic Individuals in Schools & Childcare Programs (PDF)
  MDH exclusion guidance for schools and child care programs.
  Updated 5/6/20
  
  
• Masking Recommendations for Child Care and Schools
  Recommendations for those caring for children of essential workers (child care providers, family child care providers, and school-age care) and for Institutes of Higher Education (IHE).
  
  
• Food Service Worker Safety Information (PDF)
  Guidance for school food programs.
  Updated 5/4/20
  
  
• Supporting Mental Well-being during COVID-19
  • Tips and Resources for Children and Parents During COVID-19
    

Institutes of Higher Education (IHE)

• Institutes of Higher Education (IHE)
  Interpretive guidance for IHE recommendations.
  
  
• COVID-19 Cleaning and Disinfecting Guidance for Institutes of Higher Education
  

Cleaning and Disinfecting

• COVID-19 Cleaning and Disinfecting Guidance for Schools and Child Care Programs
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions About COVID-19 for Facilities Service and Cleaning Staff
  
  
• Recommended Supplies for Schools: COVID-19
  Cleaning supplies for students and staff, including the health services and custodial teams.
  

CDC Guidance

• CDC: Guidance for Childcare Programs that Remain Open
  
  
• CDC: Guidance for School Settings

Other Resources and Print Materials

• Hand Hygiene
  Video, posters, teaching materials, and more related to handwashing.
  
  
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Print Resources
  CDC handouts and posters.
  
  
• Stay Home If You're Sick (PDF)
  CDC poster.
  
  
• Infectious Diseases in Childcare Settings and Schools Manual
  Hennepin County infectious disease manual.

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COVID-19 Hotlines:

Interpreters available

Health questions:
651-201-3920 or 1-800-657-3903
Weekdays: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Weekend: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Schools and child care questions:
651-297-1304 or 1-800-657-3504
Weekdays: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Weekend: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

COVID-19 information in other languages:

• 2019 Novel Coronavirus
  (Hmong)
• Koronafayraska Cusub ee 2019
  (Somali)
• Enfermedad del Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
  (Spanish)
• American Sign Language (ASL) Videos

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If you have questions or comments about this page, use our IDEPC Comment Form or call 651-201-5414 for the MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division.