COVID-19 Georgia - CHILDCARE FACILITIES

This checklist will serve as a guide for continuing to work safely, efficiently, and profitably during the COVID-19 crisis. Please note that this checklist is a hypothetical example and provides basic information only. It is not intended to take the place of, among other things, workplace, health and safety advice; medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment; or other applicable laws. You should also seek your own professional advice to determine if the use of such checklist is permissible in your workplace or jurisdiction. Source: https://www.georgia.org/covid19bizguide#critical

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1. Screening and evaluating all children prior to them entering the classroom for signs of illness or exhibiting a fever over 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell.
2. Prohibiting children from entering a classroom if they exhibit any of the symptoms in item number 1.
3. Prohibiting unnecessary visitors.
4. Providing meals in classrooms rather than in a congregated or communal settings where possible.
5. Restricting families' access to the front door of the facility or the door of their respective child's classroom only.
6. Surfaces and objects that are frequently touched must be sanitized regularly, including, but not limited to, toys, games, and objects or surfaces not ordinarily cleaned daily.
7. Toys and games that cannot be cleaned and sanitized should not be used.
8. Toys that children have placed in their mouths or that are otherwise contaminated by body secretions or excretions should be set aside until they are cleaned by hand by a person wearing gloves.
9. Machine-washable cloth toys should be used by one individual at a time or should not be used at all and should be laundered before being used by another child.
10. Toys used by a group of children must be washed and sanitized before they may be used by children in a different group or classroom.
11. Items that need to be cleaned should be set aside in a dish pan with soapy water or in a separate container marked for soiled toys.
12. Only bedding (sheets, pillows, blankets, and sleeping bags) that can be washed may be used. Each child's bedding must be kept separate and, to the extent practicable, should be stored in individually labeled bins, cubbies, or bags. Cots and mats should be labeled for each child and any bedding that touches a child's skin should be cleaned weekly or before use by any other child.
13. Workers should sign children in and out of the facility for families if a computer or keypad system inside the facility is used. If a tablet located outside the facility is used by families during drop-off and pick-up, the tablet must be disinfected after each use. If a paper sign-in system is used for sign-in, writing utensils should be sanitized after each use, if families are permitted to sign children in themselves.