To report closures for child care centers, day care homes, adult day care centers, emergency shelters, or head start centers please call 804.944.7129 and listen carefully to the directions. You may also email us at cacfp@vdh.virginia.gov.
Please be sure to include the following information:
- Full name and address of center/provider name and address
- Full name and phone number of person reporting the closure
- The closure date
Virginia Department of Health Updates on Novel Coronavirus
For information on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), visit www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus.
The potential public health threat posed by COVID-19 is high, both globally and to the United States. But individual risk is dependent on exposure. For the general American public, who are unlikely to be exposed to this virus at this time, the immediate health risk from COVID-19 is considered low. The March 11, 2020 presser may be found on the Governor's Facebook page.
Important Hygiene Measures for Centers and Homes to Ward off the Novel Coronavirus
- Implement proper handwashing (use soap and hot water) when using the restroom, after sneezing and coughing, before and after eating snacks and meals, and whenever handling contaminated items.
- Wipe down all surfaces with commercial cleaners. Wipe down meal areas before and after eating.
- If a participant looks/feels sick, please stay home. Likewise, if staff look/feel sick, please stay home.
- If an individual presents with a fever, he or she must be fever-free for 24 hours prior to returning to the center/home.
Important Business Practices for Centers and Homes to Ward off the Novel Coronavirus
- Minimize chances for exposures with facility policies and practices
- Adhere to Standard, Contact, and Airborne Precautions, including the use of eye protection
- Manage visitor access and movement within the facility
- Implement engineering controls
- Monitor and manage ill and exposed Health Care Professionals (HCP)
- Train and educate HCP
- Implement environmental infection control, use pre-approved EPA products
- Implement sick leave policies that are non-punitive, flexible, and consistent with public health guidance.
Waiver Requests in the CACFP Resulting from COVID-19
The Virginia Department of Health's Special Nutrition Programs has received approval for the following CACFP flexibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please take note of the following:
- Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Feeding in the Child Nutrition Programs – EXTENSION #2- This waiver is effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
- Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Service Time Flexibility in the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program – EXTENSION #2- This waiver is effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
- Child and Adult Care Food Program: Providing Multiple Meals at a Time During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
- Child and Adult Care Food Program: Providing Multiple Meals at a Time During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
- Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – EXTENSION #2- This waiver is effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
- COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #12: Nationwide Waiver of 60 Day Reporting Requirements for January and February 2020
- Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – EXTENSION #4- This waiver is effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
- COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #27: Nationwide Waiver of Monitoring Requirements for Sponsors in the Child and Adult Care Food Program – EXTENSION through August 31, 2020
- COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #28: Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for State Agencies in the Child and Adult Care Food Program – EXTENSION through August 31, 2020
