Safe Operations Guidance
National and State Guidance
U.S. Dept. of Education // Volume 2 - 2021 Covid-19 Handbook: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students’ Needs (Updated Aug. 2021)
This handbook is intended to offer initial strategies for providing equitable and adequate educational opportunities that address the impact of COVID-19 on students, educators, and staff, focusing on evidence-based strategies.
American Camp Association // Field Guide for Camps (Updated June 2021)
The American Camp Association (ACA) and the YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) are engaged together to provide educational resources to both day and overnight camps, state and local health departments, and parents/guardians and campers. This field guide is designed to provide camp directors and staff with a practical guide and tool kit to implement specific recommendations provided by the CDC in relation to risk reduction at camps.
CDC // Guidance for Operating Youth and Summer Camps During COVID-19 (Updated May 2021)
This guidance is intended for all types of youth day camps with additional guidance provided for overnight camps. Organizations that provide summer day camps on school grounds should use the guidance. Summer learning programs on school grounds should follow CDC’s Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools.
National Summer Learning Association // Summer Learning: A Bridge to Student Success and America’s Recovery, a Covid-19 Playbook
The purpose of this playbook is to provide a long-term, comprehensive, and sustainable framework for planning, collaborating, and executing evidence-based practices and partnerships for high-quality summer and out-of-school time (OST) experiences.
Additional Guidance
American Institutes for Research // Recognizing the Role of Afterschool and Summer Programs and Systems in Reopening and Rebuilding
This document outlines the importance of afterschool and summer programs in our country’s efforts to reopen and rebuild partnership with youth, families, and the community.
Idaho OST Network // Guidance for the Establishment of Child Care and School Age Services
Created by programs and experts working in the school-age child care field, this guidance will provide direction for planning and coordinating programming, selecting and preparing facilities, staffing, food safety, and cleaning considerations.