Ka Hana Pono Daycare is taking the following steps to maintain a healthy environment:
- Teaching the children healthy habits such as frequent hand washing - (listed below).
- All surfaces and toys at Ka Hana Pono Daycare are cleaned with Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Bleach (non-toxic natural oxygen bleach) daily. The tables and chairs are wiped down in the morning upon arrival, before all snacks/meals, after all snacks/meals, at the end of the day and; as necessary in between those times.
- Encouraging children and staff to drink water to stay hydrated and to allow the water to flush your system to get toxins out.
- Doing Daily Health Checks of the Children – if your child is showing signs of illness we have to contact you and have you pick up your child from the daycare center.
- Cough and sneeze into a sleeve or elbow, not hands.
- Wash hands often with soap and water. We wash hands:
- Before and After Eating
- After Bathroom Breaks
- After Playing Outside
- After coughing, sneezing, or any contact with saliva, nasal secretions, etc…
- After touching something that could be contaminated, such as a trash can, cleaning cloth, soil, etc…
- To try to avoid touching their eyes, nose and mouth – (This is a hard one for children, but frequent hand washing can help).
- To tell you (parent) or me (their caregiver) if they feel sick.
- Children need coaching on proper handwashing until about 8 years of age (rub and scrub all surfaces for 20 seconds).
- We use a Handwashing Song (to the tune of Row Row Row Your Boat). If children was their hands with soap and water during the time it takes to sing this song then they will have effectively cleaned them well!
- Wash, wash, wash, your hands play our handy game. rub and scrub, scrub and rub germs go down the drain HEY! Wash, Wash, Wash your hands play our handy game rub and scrub, scrub and rub dirt goes down the drain HEY!
- Signs of flu are: fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or greater with a cough and/or sore throat.
- Keep them home for at least 24 hours after they are fever free (without the use of fever reducing medications).
- Please notify me as soon as possible if your child is being kept home because of flu so I can watch for signs of illness in the other children.
I’ll be doing all I can to maintain a healthy child care program. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Aloha,
Angelica Friedmann
Ka Hana Pono Daycare
Director, Lead Teacher
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