Terms of Entry for Attending During Covid-19 Alert Level 2
ENTRY: Please use the entrance by the office. The daily rolls will be located in the office for signing in and out, and a teacher will meet you there to greet your child, or to bring them to you.
SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES: Adults dropping off children will need to maintain a 1 meters distance from others. Only one adult and their child(ren) (current enrolled children) will be able to be within the gated entrance at any one time. School aged children will not be able to access the building, or grounds. If there is a queue, please remain in your car, until a safe distance from others can be maintained.
During the day, experiences will be set out to encourage as much distancing as possible. Meals will be staggered, reducing the number of children in any one space at a time. Teachers will ensure the regular fun and learning programme is maintained within safe practices.
HEALTH CHECKS: Temperature checks may happen upon entrance. If there are any illness concerns, staff and children will have their temperatures checked before entering the rooms. Anyone with a temperature of 37.8 or above will not be allowed to enter the centre, until the temperature is able to be managed without medication for a minimum of 24 hours.
People displaying higher temperatures should contact Healthline on 08003585453 for their next steps.
NO ENTRY IF SYMPTOMATIC: If any teacher, parent or child feels any of the COVID 19 symptoms as stated on the Ministry of Health website:
- a cough
- a high temperature (at least 38°C)
- shortness of breath
- sore throat
- sneezing and runny nose
- temporary loss of smell
they will not be allowed entry into our centre. See guidelines here: https://covid19.govt.nz/.
If any parent starts to feel any of the COVID 19 symptoms while at work during the day, and if there is no other pickup option for the child, then before entering our centre to pick up their child, they must call our centre and wait outside the front entrance. One of our teachers will sign out and bring their child to them. The parent should then contact Healthline on 0800 358 5453, for their next steps, before returning to our centre.
OTHER HEALTH CONCERNS: If adults or children are displaying any other signs of illness, they will be sent home immediately, or isolated in the office until they can be collected with urgency. We will have a zero tolerance to illness in the centre.
HAND WASHING: We encourage staff, you and your child to wash your hands thoroughly before leaving home. Handwashing will be promoted and encouraged throughout the day.
Both alcohol and alcohol free sanitiser is available for use within the centre. Everybody who enters the centre will need to use this. Parents will need to help their own children with the sanitiser before handing their child over to a teacher.
DROPPING YOUR CHILD OFF: Please ring the doorbell, and wait for a teacher to open the door for you. A teacher will greet you and your child in the reception area and your child will be taken through to the classroom to settle. No parents will be allowed to enter beyond the office / gated area. Please be mindful of distancing measures with staff during the drop off times. We understand that some children might be unsettled at this time, and the teachers will advise best practice for current circumstances.
The Daily roll will be signed, and the parents name will be clearly printed on the regular sign in sheets, which will be used for contact tracing if required. The sign in sheet will now be available in the office.
COLLECTION OF YOUR CHILD: Parents will not be allowed to enter the centre to collect their child. Instead, ring the door bell, or call from the carpark, and we will collect your child and their belongings and bring them to you in the office / gated area. Please use the provided sanitiser as soon as you enter the office area, before signing your child out. Once again, please make sure social distancing measures are maintained between yourselves, and the centre team at all times.
Please be aware that due to our new procedures, dropping off and picking up your child may take longer than it has done in the past.
Please make allowances for these procedures to take place. Be patient, be kind.
BUBBLES: Bubbles are no longer required while in the centre. However to maintain the level of protection for the children and the staff, we will not be allowing any parent beyond the gated area into the rooms. If you wish to speak with a teacher directly, we encourage organising this with them (during pick up and drop offs) or make a time that is convenient for you to call or email.
RESOURCES: Equipment will only be available if they are easily cleaned and sanitisable. Other equipment will be santitised throughout the day.
CANCELLATION OF ENROLMENT: If any parent is found negligent, or puts our community at risk, or fails to comply with our rules and Ministry of Health guidelines, then their enrolment will be cancelled and we may be required to report them to the Ministry of Health.
NO ENTRY FOR VISITORS: Unless essential work is required to be undertaken. All deliveries to the centre will need be left outside the front door.
NO ENTRY FOR WALK-INS: We will not be allowing walk-ins/centre visits, other than for currently enrolled or pre-enrolled children, for the foreseeable future.
NO EXCURSIONS: We have postponed all centre excursions for the foreseeable future to eliminate contact with strangers or unclean surfaces.
If you have any thoughts or questions, please email us directly, or use the “Contact Us” page via our website.
Thank you for your support,
The Learning Curves Team.