COVID-19 Updates
Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided the following tips to prevent the spread of COVID-19:
- Wash hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Remember to supervise young children when they use hand sanitizer to prevent swallowing alcohol.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
- Cover cough and sneezes.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a mask when you have to go out in public. Masks should NOT be put on babies and children under age 2 because of the danger of suffocation.
- Require sick children and staff to stay home.
- Communicate to parents the importance of keeping children home when they are sick.
- Communicate to staff the importance of being vigilant for symptoms and staying in touch with facility management if or when they start to feel sick.
- Establish procedures to ensure children and staff who come to the child care center sick or become sick while at your facility are sent home as soon as possible.
- Keep sick children and staff separate from well children and staff until they can be sent home.
- Sick staff members should not return to work until they have met the criteria to discontinue home isolation.
For more information and tips provided by the CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/guidance-for-childcare.html
The Florida Department of Health provided these strategies for reducing the spread of COVID-19:
- Keep people more than 6 feet apart;
- Intensify cleaning and disinfection efforts, including devising a schedule, and focus on toys, games, and other objects and surfaces that are frequently used;
- Modify drop-off and pick-up procedures to include thorough screening;
- Maintain an adequate ratio of staff to children to ensure safety;
- Children and childcare providers shall not change from one group to another;
- If more than one group of children is cared for at one facility, each group shall be in a separate room and not mix or interact with each other; and
- Immediate exclusion of anyone who is symptomatic, who has tested positive for COVID-19, or who is a close contact to a case of COVID-19.
For more information about the Florida Department of Health’s COVID-19 Guidance for Child Care Providers:
Hand-washing sign: https://myflfamilies.com/service-programs/child-care/docs/kids_handwash_eng_horiz.pdf
Hand-washing sign in Spanish: https://myflfamilies.com/service-programs/child-care/docs/kids_handwash_sp_horiz.pdf
Florida Office of Early Learning COVID-19 Resources: http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/covid-19-resources
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