During the pandemic, more adults have been diagnosed with COVID-19 compared to children. However, children can get sick with COVID-19, and can spread the virus to others while having mild to no symptoms at all.
As a childcare provider, it is my duty to help protect children, their families, and staff and slow the spread of COVID-19. Below are a few tips to help you preserve a safe environment in your Daycare:
- Clean and disinfect the daycare regularly.
- Increase outdoor air ventilation.
- Ensure social distancing and wearing a mask.
- Staff and children should stay home if they’ve been recently in contact with aperson diagnosed with COVID-19.
- Staff and children should stay home if they have tested positive or if they are showing symptoms of COVID-19.
- Coughs and sneezes should be covered with a tissue and hands immediately washed with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer.
- Children who can’t wash their hands alone must be assisted.
- Take temperatures daily. 360Daycare system can add the temperature of each child every day to ensure better safety.
Key times for staff and children to wash their hands:
- Arrival to the daycare
- Before and after preparing food or drinks
- Before and after eating or handling food or feeding children
- Before and after helping a child put on or adjust their mask
- Before and after administering medication or medical ointment
- Before and after diapering a child
- After using the bathroom or after helping a child use the bathroom
- After having contact with body fluids
- After handling garbage
List of Most Common Symptoms of Covid-19
- Fever
- Cough
- Headaches
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Nausea
Know more about covid-19 preventive measures here
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