COVID-19 Information and Resources
Child Care COVID-19 Grant Program
The Child Care COVID-19 Grant Program helps child care providers cover costs during the COVID-19 state of emergency. The goal of the program is to help child care providers with operational costs to safely remain open or reopen to provide child care to Arizona’s families.
The Child Care COVID-19 grant can be used to help child care providers cover a variety of expenses during the COVID-19 crisis including salaries and benefits for employees, DHS licensing fees, liability insurance, tuition and registration relief for families, lease and mortgage payments, utilities, cleaning supplies, classroom materials and supplies, and additional supplies required by CDC and DHS guidelines.
Learn more and apply here.
The Child Care COVID-19 grant can be used to help child care providers cover a variety of expenses during the COVID-19 crisis including salaries and benefits for employees, DHS licensing fees, liability insurance, tuition and registration relief for families, lease and mortgage payments, utilities, cleaning supplies, classroom materials and supplies, and additional supplies required by CDC and DHS guidelines.
Learn more and apply here.
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.
https://azgovernor.gov/governor/video/governor-ducey-arizona-department-of-health-services-director-dr-christ-provide-COVID-19-update
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
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
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
