Effective August 2022
Updated 8/19/2022
- Children will be dropped off at their classroom outside the door. Parents are not allowed in classrooms.
- Hand sanitizer will be available outside the front door and throughout the building (this does not replace proper hand-washing).
- Per CDSS PIN 20-11-CCP: Facial covering should NEVER be used on children under the age of 2. Masks are optional for children, parents, and staff. Children with breathing problems should not wear cloth face coverings.. (We will do our very best to ensure children wear their face coverings but we cannot force a child ever.) When and if the Health Dept. requires mandatory masking indoors again, we will comply.
- Gloves are required for preschool staff during snack and lunch times.
- Visual wellness checks will be conducted on all children and staff upon arrival and health questions will be asked.
- (A visual wellness check is an inspection of the child/staff member for signs of illness which could include flushed cheeks, rapid breathing or difficulty breathing (without recent physical activity), fatigue, or extreme fussiness. Per CDC, Guidance for Child Care Programs that remain open, April 21, 2020
- Temperatures will be taken and logged upon arrival, at lunch, and before departure. A no-touch thermometer will be used.
- Children and staff with a temperature of 100.4 or higher MUST be excluded from the facility for 10-14 days.
- Licensing requires staff to ask family members the following question: Has anyone in your family or residing in your home had any of the following symptoms within the last 24 hours: Fever, cough, difficulty breathing or other signs of illness?) [Per CDSS PIN 20-06-CCP]
- Staff and children will be monitored throughout the day for any signs of possible illness.
- If staff or a child exhibit signs of illness, we will follow the facility procedures for isolation from the general room population and notify the caregiver immediately to pick up the child. (Child Must be picked up within 1 hour of notification.) If parent does not answer staff will notify all other contacts on the child’s emergency form.
- All parents and staff will read and sign a declaration page stating they will follow and abide by all protocols, including the school’s enhanced sick policy.
- Cribs are designated for a specific child when child attends. Cribs will be cleaned and disinfected after each use.
- Disinfecting will take place every 30 minutes and logged throughout the day.
- Child’s temperature will be taken before they leave.
- Tours are now available indoors.
- There are also virtual tours of the preschool on this website.
- Facility Cleaning logs will be kept daily. Cleaning and disinfecting will take place every 30 minutes.
- Sick logs will be kept daily. When staff and students are sent home this will be included on the log.
- Temperature logs will be kept daily. Temperatures will be taken upon arrival, at lunch and before leaving for the day.
- Handwashing logs will be kept daily. Handwashing will be done a minimum of once an hour. (Handwashing is done: upon arrival, before and after snack, after coming in from outside play, before and after lunch, after blowing nose, after sneezing, after coughing in hands, after messy activities, after using bathroom, and when needed- at least once per hour.)
- All toys will be cleaned and disinfected after use daily and throughout the day.
- Toys will be removed after each use and disinfected.
- Staff and children are required to have a negative COVID test before returning to school after illness.