Infectious disease guidelines for schools and child care settings

General information

• New web resource! Infectious Diseases in Child Care and School Settings | Español (PDF)
• UPDATE: Educational Setting COVID reporting requirements have changed
• Guidance for prevention and control of viral respiratory illness in school and child care settings (2025-2026 season)
• Non-COVID-19 Respiratory Disease Outbreak Report Form
• Colorado's 2025 Welcome to Summer Camp Toolkit – Disease Control and Outbreak Response

How sick is too sick?

Guidance for routine decisions about when children and staff should stay home from school or child care

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Other

• Controlling the Spread of Enterovirus D68 in Child Care settings
• Shigellosis Outbreak Investigation and Control in Child Care Centers/Preschools
• Gastrointestinal Illness in Children's Resident Camps: Guidelines and Control Measures
• CDPHE MRSA web page
• CDC: Information and Advice about MRSA for School and Daycare Officials
• Gastrointestinal Outbreaks in Schools, Child Care Centers and Camps