Our hearts go out to the people who have been infected by COVID-19 and those whose lives have been disrupted by this outbreak. Despite widespread closures of just about everything because of this pandemic, we remain open for children of essential workers.
As per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations we have increased cleaning efforts, implementing social-distancing strategies, and alter drop-off and pickup procedures, wearing masks among other adjustments. That might mean frequently sanitizing toys, keeping kids in the same small groups with the same teacher every day, and staggering what times parents arrive to reduce numbers of contacts among families.
Gov. Gregg Abbott allowed businesses to begin reopening in phases starting May 1, 2020, to restart age Texas economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. We want to reassure you that we are working under the same very-strict circumstances. Please, help us at home following all recommendations made by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Please help us sending your children 2-years and older with a mask.
§ Exceeding Expectations
🧼 Teachers wash their hands and our children’s hands multiple times an hour, including arriving at the center.
9️⃣ Classes are being managed with no more than 9 students, plus 1 teacher.
😷 Commonly touched areas like door handles, check in touchpad are being sanitized throughout the day!
🧹 Classrooms are sanitized daily.
✅ Our Director visits each class daily to assess the children, as well as classroom conditions and to ensure that our preventive infection control procedures are being properly implemented.
§ Licensing Department
We are in constant contact with Licensing Department who receives instructions from Texas Health and Human Services. They have sent us emails with the following restrictions that we have implemented already:
🚷 Prohibit any person except the following from accessing an operation: operation staff; persons with legal authority to enter, including law enforcement officers, HHSC Child Care Licensing staff, and Department of Family and Protective Services staff; professionals providing services to children; children enrolled at the operation; and parents who have children enrolled and present at the operation.
🤒 Before allowing entry into the operation, screen all of the individuals listed above, including taking the temperature of each person upon arrival at the operation each day, and deny entry to any person who meets any of the following criteria:
😰 A temperature of 100.4°F or above;
🤧 Signs or symptoms of a respiratory infection, such as a cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, and low-grade fever;
🦠 In the previous 14 days has had contact with someone with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19; is under investigation for COVID-19; or is ill with a respiratory illness; or
🌎 In the previous 14 days has travelled internationally to countries with widespread, sustained community transmission. For updated information on affected countries, visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/travelers/index.html.
🚸 Require pick up and drop off of children outside of the operation, unless you determine that there is a legitimate need for the parent to enter an operation.
🥪 Ensure that each child is provided individual meals and snacks. Do not serve family style meals.
§ Rules still in place
😷 All children over the age of 2 are required to wear some form of covering over their mouth and nose, such as homemade masks.
👮🏻 Childcare services will only be provided to employees of Essential Businesses.
👭 Childcare must be carried out in stable groups of 10 or less. (Same 10 children are in the same group every day.
🏘 To the extent practicable, stable groups shall be in separate rooms.
❌ Stable groups shall not mix with each other
👩🏻🏫 Childcare providers shall remain solely with one stable group.
🚫 All activities shall be performed in compliance with Physical Distancing including maintaining 6 ft physical distance, washing hands for at least 20 seconds often; covering coughs or sneezes; cleaning high-touch surfaces; not shaking hands; covering mouth and nose.
🔖 Please take this seriously, we do not receive any child if they show any signs of a cold. If any child develops a fever, they must have a doctor’s note to return to care. We emphasize with parents that children with these symptoms shows a weak immunologic system which makes them more prone to this disease.
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