COVID-19 Information and Resources​

NEW Essential Worker Child Care Relief Scholarship Program

In response to COVID-19 declaration of emergency, the Essential Workers Child Care Relief program will provide child care scholarships for children of first responders, critical health care workers, essential public sector employees, food bank and grocery services, and licensed/certified child care services.

The scholarship program is administered by the Arizona Department of Economic Security - Child Care Administration, and will run from December 16, 2020-February 28, 2021.
In addition to qualifying as serving an essential function, parent eligibility requires that:

• Children are birth - age 12.
• Critical job functions cannot be completed remotely (telework);
• Household income is $65,000 or less annually; and
• The parent does not have access to child care and/or in person school services, or there is a health or safety concern with the child attending in person school services.

Participants will select child care from DES contracted child care providers only using Arizona Child Care Resource & Referral to assist parents in finding and selecting care.

For additional information, including a list of answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), please visit: des.az.gov/services/child-and-family/child-care  
Thank you and all of our essential workforce for continuing to support Arizona's recovery.

Supporting Child and
Family Well-being
​During COVID-19

Apoyando el Bienestar
del Niño y la Familia
Durante COVID-19

COVID-19 FAQs

Governor Ducey Provides COVID-19 Update

​Governor Ducey was joined by ADHS Director Dr. Cara Christ, Emergency Management director Wendy Smith-Reeve, AHCCCS Director Jami Snyder and Arizona Medical Association President-Elect Dr. Ross Goldberg.
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​https://azgovernor.gov/governor/video/governor-ducey-arizona-department-of-health-services-director-dr-christ-provide-COVID-19-update

​Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS)

For up-to-date information about COVID-19 from the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS), please visit: https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/index.php#novel-coronavirus-home 

Updated Recommendations - 3/20/2020

• Effective close of business Friday, March 20, all restaurants in Arizona counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases are required to provide dine-out options only.
• Effective close of business Friday, March 20, all bars, movie theaters, and gyms in counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases are required to close.
• Halt all elective surgeries in the state of Arizona.
• If someone in your family has tested positive for COVID-19, keep the entire household at home and contact your medical provider.
• Expiration dates on Arizona driver licenses are delayed.
• State-wide closures of Arizona schools through Friday, April 10, 2020.
  • When school resumes, school administrators should develop and implement precautions to ensure schools are a safe learning environment, including social distancing measures, regular intervals for administrators to wash and sanitize their hands, and guidance on how to properly and frequently sanitize equipment and common surfaces.
• Recommendations to cancel or postpone mass gatherings of 10 or more people.
• Recommend telework and other alternatives when available.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

​​​​CDC Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools to Plan,  Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

​https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/guidance-for-schools.html

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/children-faq.html

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