COVID Updates
This information will change frequently. Please check back often for updates.
COVID Resources
Preparedness & Response Plan For Staff
This plan lays out the measures HS4KC has put into place to ensure the safety of our staff, contractors and essential visitors.
Kent ISD COVID-19
School Dashboard
COVID-19 School DashboardThe Kent ISD COVID-19 – School Dashboard provides parents, educators and the general public transparency on school-associated COVID-19 cases in local public and nonpublic schools throughout Kent County.
Kent County Health Department
COVID-19 Dashboard
Find detailed information on COVID-19 data in Kent County.
The dashboard is updated daily around 3:30pm.
Pandemic EBT
The Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) Program gives food benefits to families with children who were not able to get free or reduced-price school meals due to COVID.
How has COVID-19 affected Head Start children and families?
This article talks about what has been learned from the National Head Start Association’s Pandemic Survey.
Multi-Language COVID-19 Materials
The Kent County Health Department has updated its COVID-19 multi-language educational materials including flyers for community testing.
Safety Procedures
In the Classroom, we:
- remove toys and objects which cannot be easily cleaned
- use touchless trash cans
- keep comfort items in a cubby or bin
- rearrange seating
- ensure teaching staff wear masks
- tape off drinking fountains and provide disposable drinking cups
- wash hands frequently
- clean and disinfect frequently
School-Wide, we:
- send anyone who becomes symptomatic home immediately
- isolate people who become ill while in care but can’t leave immediately in a safe location
- limit, or eliminate, use of common spaces
- wear masks in any remaining common spaces
- ensure appropriate ventilation
- tape off drinking fountains and provide disposable drinking cups
- clean and disinfect frequently
At home, you can:
- stay home when you are sick. If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness. Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
- cover coughs and sneezes. Use a tissue to cover coughs and sneezes, then dispose of the tissue. When a tissue is not available, cough or sneeze into your elbow.
- clean and disinfect surfaces or objects. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at home, work, or school, especially when someone is ill.
- wash hands for 20 seconds. Washing hands often under clean, running water can help prevent the spread of germs. If you cannot wash your hands, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60-95% alcohol. As always, encourage your child to practice hand hygiene at home and school.
Our COVID-related News
Updates to the HS4KC Volunteer Process
January 2022 Announcement – Updated
January 2022 Announcement
Pandemic EBT Program
Rapid COVID-19 testing sites opening in Kent County
