{"id":6835,"date":"2020-08-15T12:38:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T16:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmaryofsorrow.org\/?page_id=6835"},"modified":"2024-08-20T08:39:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T12:39:01","slug":"health-safety-preschool","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stmaryofsorrows.org\/?page_id=6835","title":{"rendered":"Health\/Safety-Preschool"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6835\" class=\"elementor elementor-6835\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-438e7b21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"438e7b21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef46aa7\" 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may be altered and communicated with parents via email in addition to the addendum to the Parent Handbook):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Enhanced Traditional Plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 We will begin school as normal with enhanced safety precautions in place such as:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily health observations If ANY symptoms exist then the staff or student is to remain at home until symptoms are reduced or cleared by the doctor that it is not contagious.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased frequency of cleaning of high touch areas, etc., by teachers and custodial staff.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continued strong policy for good hygiene procedures with soap and running water and hand sanitizer; however, no student may use hand sanitizer independently.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training for Staff and Parents will take place in August for any new procedures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Physical Distancing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Increased safety and disinfecting measures as listed above, as well as:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintain portable air purifiers in all preschool classrooms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the event that several staff or students demonstrate symptoms of a communicable disease, we will add the use of ionizer at the end of each day to remove any lingering germs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We adjusted our routines to increase our outdoor learning time to at least one-third of our program time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will readdress procedures if we identify changes in community transmissions and guidance from VDH, FCHS, and CDC.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Continue the practice of handwashing before\/after snack, after toileting, after craftwork, before\/after outdoor time, etc.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Commonwealth of Virginia and the Fairfax County Health Department require that health forms with current immunizations be submitted to us at the beginning of each school year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All preschoolers must be \u201cpotty trained\u201d before entering our program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recognize that we can\u2019t fully avoid contagious illnesses but we are managing and reducing risk 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