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Facilities Classroom Maintenance
To comply with daycare licensing and Head Start Performance Standards, the following cleaning policies must be followed:
ALL Work Areas: It is the responsibility of each staff person to maintain his/her work area in a sanitary and orderly fashion.
Classrooms: Classrooms are to be cleaned daily. This is to include, but is not limited to:
Arts and craft area supplies will be maintained in a neat, clean, and orderly manner.
Bathroom sinks and toilets shall be washed with a disinfectant or bleach solution mixed according to product specifications.
Toothbrush holders are to be cleaned as needed, and run thru the dishwasher or sanitized monthly.
Trash shall be deposited in the outside dumpster.
Trash cans and lids will be wiped down with a bleach or sanitizing solution as necessary.
Water tables shall be empty and wiped clean with bleach or sanitizing solution after each use. Floors will be swept and mopped.
Bleach solution or other approved BBP disinfectant must be used immediately if spills of bodily fluids have occurred according to GHC OSA Exposure Control Plan.
Rugs are to be vacuumed.
All chairs and tables are to be wiped down daily.
Plastic manipulative toys shall be washed as necessary.
Mouthed toys shall be washed and sanitized daily.
Closets and/or storage areas shall be organized and maintained in a neat, clean, orderly manner. Cleaning supplies shall be labeled and kept locked and inaccessible to children at all times.
Rugs shall be shampooed at least once during the school year- more frequently if necessary. Additional cleaning will occur immediately if body fluids or other hazardous spills occur.
OTHER SPACE
All trash must be placed in outside dumpster daily.
KITCHENS State and Federal Sanitation laws are to be followed. Self-inspection reports should be completed quarterly. See Food Handling and Sanitation Policy 1302.47(6)(ii) PLAYGROUNDS. All playgrounds must be checked daily before student use and any trash/debris removed and documented on the Daily Log.
Monthly Inspection forms are submitted to the Site Manager.
Facilities and Diaper/Toileting
Diapering:
Wet or soiled diapers and other clothing must be changed promptly. Wet or soiled disposable diapers must be placed in a lined, lidded container, separate from other trash or garbage, and from play or food preparation areas.
Children in diapers or other soiled or wet clothing shall be changed on a washable vinyl table or mat that is cleaned and sanitized after each use or has a disposable single-use covering.
The changing table or mat shall be located in a designated area.
The kitchen/food preparation area may not be used as the designated area.
Staff shall wash there and the child's hands with soap and warm running water after every diaper change.
Sites using cloth diapers must comply with diapering guidelines from the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services.
Cloth diapers may be used only when the child has a medical reason that does not permit the use of disposable diapers (such as allergic reactions).
The child's health care provider must document the medical reason. The documentation must be placed in the child's health file.
All containers of soiled cloth or disposable diapers must be removed daily from the childcare areas.
Diapering tables or mats will be disinfected after each use per product use instructions.
Toileting:
The facility must inform parents of its toilet training practice as it applies to their children.
Toileting practices must be developed by the family and staff and based on the child's needs.
Potty-chair receptacles or seats must be emptied, rinsed, and disinfected after each use.
Non-latex gloves are used during all diapering or toileting procedures. GHC Early Childhood Program provides diapering supplies and toilet training equipment for all enrolled children during the program hours.
Children with a signed permission form may have Program supplied preventive diaper rash cream applied as needed.
Any other creams, ointments, or medications will follow the Medication Administration Policy and must be signed with parental consent.
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