COVID-19 Essential Personnel Includes

• Health care workers, including staff working in health care facilities and in community-based services including home health and behavioral health

• Law enforcement personnel, fire and emergency services personnel, and staff at correctional facilities;

• Individuals employed at emergency childcare centers operating after April 1, 2020;

• Staff working for entities that provide essential social services, including, but not limited to, group home and shelter staff;

• Essential government employees who are unable to work from home, including child protection services workers, child welfare workers, foster care workers, unemployment compensation processing staff, and public health employees.

• Certain critical workers, as defined by the Commissioner of DCF, at essential retail businesses, as defined in Executive Order No. 107 (2020) and subsequent Administrative Orders.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 110

All childcare centers must close EXCEPT for: