{"id":59576,"date":"2020-03-18T22:41:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T22:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/18\/child-development-center-in-japan-closes-after-child-is-tested-for-coronavirus\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:51:01","slug":"child-development-center-in-japan-closes-after-child-is-tested-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/18\/child-development-center-in-japan-closes-after-child-is-tested-for-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Child development center in Japan closes after child is tested for coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yokosuka Naval Base\u2019s child development center has closed, after a child who regularly attends the facility was tested for the COVID-19 virus. Depending on the child\u2019s test results, the center could re-open as early as Monday, according to U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka\u2019s commanding officer Navy Capt. Michael Jarrett Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOut of an abundance of caution the Yokosuka Child Development Center is closed until further notice,\u201d Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka\u2019s Facebook page posted on Wednesday. \u201cEnsuring the safety of our Navy personnel and their families is our top priority, and we will take every precaution necessary to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcfayokosuka%2Fposts%2F10158367326419187&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"649\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jarrett issued a letter to parents on base Wednesday notifying them that test results for the child development center attendee are pending and the child development center facility is being \u201cappropriately sanitized.\u201d As a result, he said the child development center will remain closed the rest of the week, but could re-open on March 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, CFAY said on Facebook the child development center at Ikego, a U.S. Navy housing detachment less than 10 miles from Yokosuka, will still operate as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been more than 800 coronavirus cases in Japan as of Tuesday, according to the World Health Organization. However, there have been no confirmed cases among those affiliated with Yokosuka Naval Base yet, per Jarrett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs of today, no one from U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) has tested positive for the virus, but we cannot predict the results of individual tests,\u201d Jarrett said in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPlease continue to practice all recommended everyday preventative measures to keep you and your family healthy,\u201d Jarrett said. \u201cThis is critical during the ongoing public health situation and will help us to keep the child development center open and serving the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A similar situation also unfolded at neighboring Yokota Air Base this week. There, a staff member for the base\u2019s child development center also was tested for COVID-19, prompting the child care facility on base to temporarily close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring the closure, professionals will sanitize all facilities according to protocol before the CDC reopens and children are able to return on Monday,\u201d Yokota Air Base said on Facebook Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yokota added that there have been no confirmed COVID-19 cases on the base yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fyokotaairbase%2Fposts%2F3129692777064400&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to close Yokosuka Naval Base\u2019s child development center came while leaders at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnic.navy.mil\/\">Commander, Navy Installations Command<\/a> began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/03\/17\/sweeping-changes-to-navy-childcare-amid-coronavirus-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\">sweeping changes to programs worldwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday evening, CNIC officials confirmed that a draft list of reforms sparked by the global coronavirus epidemic had been enacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring the current COVID-19 crisis, we are adapting our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navycyp.org\/\">Child and Youth Program<\/a> (CYP) operations to meet both the Navy\u2019s mission and family requirements while ensuring the children in our care and our professionals are healthy and safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps most controversially, new measures waive the need for criminal background checks for \u201csupplemental staffing\u201d employees imported from other military programs for \u201cincreased cleaning\/sanitation\u201d designed to combat COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, the supplemental staff will be \u201calways in line of sight supervision of \u2018blue smock\u2019 CYP employee and not in ratio.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Childcare providers who wear blue smocks or shirts indicate that background checks have been satisfactorily completed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navymwrgreatlakes.com\/modules\/media\/?do=download&#038;id=51285065-4c5b-4305-b4e5-a10e0b2c68c8\">according to CYP handbooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who typically wear red smocks or shirts have ongoing background checks and CYP professionals must be in the line of sight of an approved staff member at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe safety of our children is always our No. 1 priority. Although background checks on supplemental staff are being waived due to the current pandemic, they are at all times supervised or in line of sight by staff who have been vetted,\u201d wrote CNIC spokeswoman Coleen R. San Nicolas-Perez in a prepared statement to Navy Times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese supplemental staff will focus only on cleaning efforts to increase sanitation standards. In addition, our personnel who care for our military\u2019s children are committed to providing a service that have a direct and positive impact on our service members and families. It remains our goal to provide our fighters and families with the support they need to fulfill the Navy mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnic.navy.mil\/ffr\/fleet_readiness\/child_and_youth_programs\/navy_school_liaison_officer.html\">School Liaison Officers <\/a>also will be assigned to the facilities to supplement the ranks, according to the official list of changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNIC\u2019s measures will cancel or postpone all hourly programs or services for all children, newborns to age 12, except for those ruled \u201cemergency\/mission essential.&#8221; CNIC is ending all youth sports, youth and teen programs and field trips away from childcare facilities and no new enrollees will be accepted into the Navy-operated system unless they\u2019re determined to be \u201cemergency\/mission essential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sensory tables are being removed. Workers won\u2019t brush children\u2019s teeth and will now plate food for youths instead of letting then dine as a group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents will be \u201crequired to self-care for own children at home\u201d if they have Navy full-time telework agreements. The Navy will waive the parents\u2019 fees and their children\u2019s spaces will be saved until the pandemic ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fees will be waived and spaces saved for other parents who voluntarily and temporarily withdraw their children for at least two weeks, or until May 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNIC officials don\u2019t know how many children and families will be affected by the new measures, largely because on unknown variables, such as the shifting number of families to opt to care for their kids at home or who must go into quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cHowever, we will continue to work with our service members, families and base leaders as we move forward together to overcome this pandemic,\u201d said San Nicolas-Perez.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a 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