Covid-19 Operational Plan From 7th September 2020 we will open for the following hours: 9am-3pm Monday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday If any child or staff member has one or more of the following viral symptoms, they MUST stay at home. Parents must check their child’s temperature before bringing them in to preschool. The symptoms are: A high temperature of 38.0 C or above A cough A loss of sense of smell or taste IMPORTANT: This plan relies heavily on the cooperation of parents and staff to create the safest environment possible for everyone. Parents should arrive on time and leave promptly, remaining physically distant from other parents and staff at all times. Children should have a good sized backpack so they can easily carry all of their things in one go. Children should NOT bring in any toys or things to show from home. If parents need to discuss anything with staff, this should be done by email to FVFCpreschoolmanager@gmail.com and will be responded to when it is safe to take the time to do so. Drop-off: Parents will stay in their cars if driving, and physically distanced in the car park if walking. They MUST NOT come inside and ring the bell. If a child is late, the parent should call the preschool mobile from the car park and the same procedure below applies. One member of staff will go out to the slope door at 9am and will invite the children to come through the slope door to wash their hands. Parents will say goodbye at the bottom of the slope and leave. Staff member will support the children with thorough handwashing. Pick-up: All children will wash hands prior to pick-up time (midday or 3pm) and be ready to go by the door. Parents will wait inside their cars if driving or physically distanced in the car park if walking. One member of staff will open the slope door and call the children out as their parents come to the bottom of the slope. Families must then get in car/buggy and leave immediately. Parents MUST NOT come inside and ring the bell. If a parent arrives early, they should call the preschool mobile from the car park and wait until their child is brought to the top of the slope. Operational: Preschool will operate as normally as possible for the sake of the children’s wellbeing, which is our joint primary concern alongside virus prevention. We do not expect the children to be exercising physical distancing, nor should the staff be distant from the children. We need to ensure that we adhere to the following guidelines as closely as possible which will then enable the children to play safely together within a well-managed environment. As children will be settling in after a long period of absence or being in preschool for the first time, we will ensure that staff are emotionally available for the children, including cuddles if needed. A thorough (unwritten) risk assessment will be carried out each day of operation with regard to virus prevention alongside any other identified risks – this will be a dynamic assessment to be discussed by staff as potential issues come to light, and acted upon as soon as practically possible. Usual PPE will be used by staff for supporting children’s toileting, i.e. gloves and aprons if necessary. Masks are not required to be worn by staff. However, staff can wear masks if they will feel more comfortable doing so. We will have regular thorough handwashing times throughout each session – on arrival, when moving between indoors and the garden, before and after snack, after toileting and prior to collection. There are some lovely handwashing songs we could sing, or we may count to 20 if the children would prefer. Alcohol hand gel will be available for staff to use regularly throughout the day alongside thorough handwashing. We will try and utilise the garden as much as possible. Sand play will not be available for the time being. Large garden toys will be hosed down with water and detergent at the end of each week. Indoors, toys will be washed weekly by either being soaked in Milton in the sink or being sprayed with disinfectant (for items that can’t be soaked). No tactile activities (i.e. playdough) will be provided unless they are in individual portions and thoroughly cleaned up afterwards. Snack will be held in the garden if possible and children will each have their own prepared snack from home – no shared snacks. We will have breadsticks spare for if a child does not have a prepared snack. Each child will need their own well-labelled water bottle. All table tops, surfaces and contact points (door handles, taps, preschool mobile phone etc) will be wiped with antibacterial wipes by staff throughout the day where necessary and thoroughly after each day. Reusable cloths will NOT be used at this time. There will be a checklist with dates and times to ensure all cleaning is carried out effectively. All rubbish bins will be emptied at the end of each day into one bag which will be placed in the bin outside, with the final wipes used to clean the door handles while locking up placed in the bin bag. If a child develops symptoms while at preschool: Parents will be called immediately and MUST get to preschool as quickly as they can to collect their child. The child will be taken to a separate room with one member of staff carrying the preschool phone while waiting for a parent to arrive. When parents are in the car park, they call the preschool phone - they MUST NOT come inside and ring the bell. Their child will be brought to the top of the slope by the member of staff who was looking after them. Said staff member will then thoroughly wash their hands before returning into the preschool hall. If a staff member develops symptoms while at preschool: The staff member MUST leave the premises as soon as possible. If this will leave the preschool short staffed, the staff member must isolate in another room with their belongings and mobile phone until another member of staff has been called and arrived on site. When they are clear to go, they will be phoned and should leave by the slope exit. Another member of staff will then wipe down the door handles. If another member of staff is unable to cover, as a last resort all parents will be contacted to collect their children as soon as possible and the staff member with symptoms will have to remain isolated on site until the children have been collected. The member of staff must then get tested as soon as possible by booking via the gov.uk website at https://self-referral.test-for-coronavirus.service.gov.uk/antigen/name o If the result is positive, the local public health team will be informed via telephone on 0344 225 3861 or email to PHE.sshpu@nhs.net. The public health team will advise further and preschool will have to follow any guidance given. o If the result is negative and the staff member returns to health, normal service can resume. Supplies to ensure we do not run out of: Antibacterial wipes Gloves Soap Alcohol hand gel Bin bags Milton Disinfectant spray Breadsticks First draft for consultation 15th May 2020 Second version for operation 17th June 2020 Third version adapted during operation 3rd July 2020 Fourth version adapted for operation from 7th September 2020
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