COVID Policies & Procedures

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Check-In and Pick-Up
  • Early Childhood Families will be greeted at the side yard entrance where a staff member will greet the child(ren). Elementary families will drop off and be greeted on the Dupont St side of the Broadway Station building.
    • Parents and other family members will not be allowed inside the schools.
    • Upon arrival at the school, a trained staff member will take the temperature of the child(ren) and ask parents the following questions:
      • Do you live with anyone or have you had close contact with anyone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 14 days?
      • Do you or anyone in your household have a fever, cough and/or shortness of breath?
      • Do you or your child(ren) have any other signs of communicable illness such as a cold or flu?
      • Children and staff will be required to wash their hands immediately upon entering the building and hourly throughout the day. When children are received for drop-off, they will be escorted into the nearest sink where their hands will be washed prior to being brought to their classroom/child care area.
      • Upon your arrival to pick up your child, a staff member will bring your child out to you. Doing so will limit direct contact and help us to maintain social distancing.


Healthy Environment
  • We will separate children into smaller groups that fall within state or local guidelines. 1:9 teacher student ratio.
  • We will not share equipment and will clean equipment between uses.
  • All classrooms will remain separated to reduce the number of children in one area and to reduce the possibility of viral transmission.
  • Staff will disinfect high-touch surfaces, such as door handles, light switches, faucets, toys and games that children play with at least once daily.
  • We will perform an enhanced deep cleaning every night in all areas, on all touched surfaces.
  • Staff will have access to anti-bacterial hand sanitizers and disposable gloves and use them as needed.
  • Staff will wash/scrub their hands and children’s hands a minimum of hourly (noted by the CDC as the most effective preventive measure).
  • No program tours will be given until further notice to reduce the number of visitors in the building.


Lunch & Snack Time
  • All surfaces will be disinfected before lunch and snack time using CDC- or EPA approved products.
  • All staff will wash hands before and after helping students with lunch needs - i.e, opening containers, heating food up, etc.
  • Each child’s meal will come from their own lunch box. Please advise and encourage your child not to share food with their friends.

​Child Health
  • Staff will receive education on COVID-19 symptoms as well as preventive measures.
  • Children who start to experience symptoms of respiratory illness, including a fever of >100.4 while at child care, will be isolated from other children until they can be picked up.
  • Until further notice, all program field trips will be suspended.


Staff Health & Wellness
  • Staff will receive additional training on infection control and workplace disinfection.
  • Staff will not share their phone, devices or meal or utensils with one another or children.
  • Staff will check their temperature at the beginning of each shift and notify their supervisor if >100.4 as well as self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and notify their supervisor if any develop (fever or respiratory symptoms).
  • Staff will wash their hands immediately upon entering the program and immediately prior to leaving.
  • Staff will not be allowed to work if they are feeling ill or experiencing respiratory symptoms.


Tuition
  • As long as we are open and your child is in attendance, tuition will be due in full. This includes if we are only open for a portion of a week and need to close for the remainder of the week.
  • If you choose to pull your child out and not pay, there is no guaranteed spot upon a request to return.
  • At this time, if the state forces a closure for an extended period of time, [PART/ALL] tuition will still be due to retain a spot/credit for your child for reopening. No refunds will be given.


Communication
  • If the current situation changes and it becomes necessary to update our procedures or close our program temporarily, we will notify key family contacts by email.
  • Check you email! We will email families first regarding any late breaking program updates. Or you may follow our social media page https://www.facebook.com/GabrielsArtKids for updates.

    Please contact us for further information or to arrange a visit. 

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I stumbled upon Gabriel's quite by accident 3 years ago, and it has been one of the biggest blessings in our families life. I sent my first child, a then barely verbal 3 year old without many social tendencies, and within a year he had blossomed into a talkative nearly on par with peers social little boy who loved playing with friends. They offered him an environment that was rich in play and sensory, with staff that truly wear their hearts on their sleeves and give our children unconditional love and acceptance and a safe place to learn, with no expectations set upon them except to be who they are.

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