Maria's House Mutual Care Protocols
Download a detailed PDF copy of our Mutual Care policies and protocols by clicking here: Mutual Care Policy - Fall 2020
Learn more about the safe antiviral disinfectant used in our overnight cleanings by clicking here: Oxivir Datasheet (PDF)
DROPOFF :
- Your family will receive your very own five minute drop-off window
- Please pull up to the porch as usual, and then...
- Please escort your child from your car to our door
- While you wait, our staff will:
- Escort your child into our vestibule
- Check your child’s temperature
- Talk with your child about how they’re feeling
- Visually inspect your child
- If we have any concerns, we’ll speak with you about them
- If all is well, you’ll be on your way, and your child will enter the House
ENTRY: SCRUBBING, MASKING AND OTHER FUN THINGS
- Our program floor is UV sanitized each and every night
- Explorers head directly to our lavatory for a good handwashing
- While they do that, a staff member wipes down and stows lunch bags
- After scrubbing, your child receives their own fresh personal mask:
- Olson pattern
- soft, breathable layered 100% cotton
- comfy cotton jersey head ties (rather than ear loops)
- each child has multiple masks for their exclusive use
- masks are laundered at the end of each day
- Our staff also wears safe, artsy masks for our mutual safety
- Disposable individual facial wipes are used throughout the day
- Sunscreen is applied with disposable individual applicators
- Appropriate distance is dictated by common sense and respect
INTERDAY:
- Our usual 20 second Montessori handwashing occurs
- after any hand-to-face contact
- after entering or re-entering the House from outside
- after toileting
- prior to and after food handling
- Staff maintains a regular practice of wiping surfaces throughout the day
- As always, our lavatories and program space are disinfected daily
- Our disinfectant is a chlorine-free 80% alcohol solution
PICKUP:
- Your family will receive a customized five minute pickup window
- Please pull up to the porch as usual and wait in your vehicle
- A staff member will escort your child to your car
- We’ll report to you about your child’s day at that time
- We ask that you help us maintain physical distancing during dropoff