Optional COVID Testing Available for Children

Dear South San Francisco Center-Based and Home-Based Families,

We hope this letter finds all of you and your families doing well. We would like to share with you an exciting update from the program. We will now be able to offer Covid testing on site for children in the Izzi program in partnership with the COLOR testing service. The testing is completely optional, but a benefit for families that would like to take advantage of regular testing for their children. The tests are a self-swab PCR test. These tests require a nasal swab that goes no more than 1⁄2”-3⁄4” inside the nostril. (Just inside, not too deep). Children of any age can take advantage of these tests.

We will be offering the testing at drop-off on Wednesday mornings. For children enrolled in center based classrooms teachers will have tests available for parents at their classroom. Parents will swab their own children, and then place the tests in a receptacle. Your results will be emailed and/or texted to you at the email or cell phone number you input when you register, usually within 48 hours.

For our home based families we ask that you stop by the South San Francisco/Baden site on Wednesday mornings before 10am if you would like to participate in the testing. The Home Based staff will meet you in the parking lot with the tests. We will be offering this testing starting on Wednesday, March 9, and weekly thereafter.

If you are interested, you must pre-register using the link here: https://home.color.com/covid/sign-up/start?partner=cdph2786students

Thank you.