Educations and Health Nurseries and Childcare

AIM

To provide guidance on how best to facilitate the safe and gradual re-opening of Nurseries and childcare facilities, and the same time have effective measures in place to protect the health of staff and children by reducing risk of COVID-19 transmission as much as practicable.

DETAILED GUIDANCE

Compliance with detailed guidance on Nurseries and Childcare issued by the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs

REGULATING ENTRY AND EXIT

Nursery must be restricted to 50% of capacity.
Measure temperature of staff, parents, carers and children. Entry only for those at temperature below 37.8 degrees.
Etheraz App to be downloaded by all staff, nannies, and parents, entry for green status only.
All staff must undergo testing as per MOPH guidance and can only be allowed to return to work if they have tested negative.

INFECTION, PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Staff, nannies, parents, visitors must wear masks at all times.
Nursery owners must comply with the Law 9 of 2020 on infectious diseases to protect all employees and children from COVID-19.
Compliance with the MoPH HVAC guidance is required.

PHYSICAL DISTANCING

Maintain physical distancing requirements of 1.5 m distance and 9 m2 per person at all times.
Use signage on floors and furniture to maintain the physical distancing requirements.

EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

Keep staff and customers updated on COVID-19 safety and prevention information and guidelines.
Communicate with employees, parents, service providers and visitors about the current COVID situation, and the precautions that must be in place for the establishment to remain open.
Educate parents that children who show any symptoms of COVID should stay at home until exact nature of the infection is determined. COVID protocols on quarantine must be followed.
Use signage to prompt adherence to precautions.
Provide floor markings in public and waiting areas to ensure physical distancing is maintained.
Emphasis that protecting public health is paramount to the nursery
Use MoPH health messages and materials. Let parents know what steps you are taking to keep their children safe.

VULNERABLE GROUPS

Advise all vulnerable groups to remain at home.
Exempt all staff with special circumstances (breastfeeding, pregnant, with chronic conditions or have low immunity) from return to work.

COVID-19 Services Assistant خدمة المساعدة الخاصة بكوفيد-19