The ABCs of social distancing: Child care programs reopen with caution - Daily Hampshire Gazette
By Michael Connors
As school districts across the region close in on different reopening plans for students in the fall, some area child care programs have already been welcoming back children and plan to continue doing so.
At the Nonotuck Community School in Florence, which reopened July 6 after being shut down since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing kids back means big changes in the way the school operates, according to Executive Director Leslie Pilder. Among the new rules: Parents must navigate a new pickup and drop-off protocol, students can’t share toys, and face coverings for children over 2 is highly encouraged, Pilder said.
“The reality has been that kids are fabulous wearing masks — they’re just amazing,” Pilder said of students at her school. “They’re better than adults. They just don’t mind.”