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If Family Day Care (FDC) educators need to quarantine/isolate and must close, can the gap fee be waived?

January 20, 2022

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If Family Day Care (FDC) educators need to quarantine/isolate and must close, can the gap fee be waived?

Gap fees can be waived by FDC services if a child is unable to attend care because the educator (or member of the educator’s household) must isolate/quarantine due to COVID-19.

Updated 2 February 2022

Categories: Covid 19 - Providers, Gap-fee Waivers

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