The relaxed H1N1 restrictions couldn't have come at better time for parents and staff at the Youth Enrichment Services day care on 57th Street.

When health officials found a 'probable' case of H1N1 in a young Lincoln County child who goes to the day care center, it planned to shut down for two weeks. But now that the CDC has relaxed its guidelines, the center is giving the agency credit for being flexible while still being cautious.

They weren't caring for children Tuesday, but workers at the Youth Enrichment Services day care center in southern Sioux Falls were hard at work cleaning up.

"We've been very mindful of washing hands and encouraging children to wash their hands and we've told our cleaning people you make a round of the building once every hour on the hour to make sure things are clean and ready to go," Youth Enrichment Services CEO Karen Fogas said.

When the center found out it cared for a child who may have the H1N1 flu, it knew closing for two weeks would be difficult on those dropping off kids and those caring for them.

"That recommendation for closing schools and centers is a pretty significant one when you think about it in terms of the impact to families and to staff working in those centers and for the schools," Fogas said.

But the CDC changed all that Tuesday when it lifted the closure guidelines.

"It's a difficulty now that we've avoided, which is good," Fogas said.

The good news is that the Youth Enrichment Services child care center on 57th Street will open Wednesday, but now comes the hard work: disinfecting every corner and every toy in the center to get it ready for all of the children coming back on Wednesday.

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