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Toileting
In school-age child care programs that are located on elementary school campuses, licensing regulations require a minimum of one accessible toilet for every 30 children.
In facilities not in schools, toilets and hand washing sinks must be provided at one for every fifteen children, with required toilets for boys. Accessible hand washing sinks are to be provided at a rate of one for every thirty children. Boys and girls should have separate restrooms.
Hand Washing
Personal hygiene is an important component of a healthy environment. When cleanliness is stressed, fewer children and staff become ill.
Stress the importance of cleanliness to all new employees, as well as volunteers. This can be done through an in-service training, employee handbook, or orientation. Each person should follow basic habits of cleanliness. They should bathe or shower daily and keep their hair clean. A hairnet should be worn while working in the kitchen. Use disposable tissues and discard them after use. Cover the mouth when coughing or sneezing.
Emphasize the importance of proper hand washing while working with children. Hands should be washed before and after eating, handling food, or feeding a baby. Also wash after using the toilet or diapering a child. Wash hands after coughing, sneezing, rubbing the nose, or handling handkerchiefs. Hand washing helps prevent the spread of contagious diseases in a child care program. Studies show that many illnesses, such as diarrhea, can be greatly reduced when proper hand washing policies are followed.
Hand washing is also important for children. Require children to wash their hands before and after eating; after handling pets; after coughing, sneezing, or blowing their noses; and after messy activities. Careful hand washing can keep germs and illnesses from spreading among the children. To remind children to wash their hands, some child care professionals post hand-shaped signs near the table, art area, pet cages, bathrooms, tissue box, and snack tray.
In school-age child care programs that are located on elementary school campuses, licensing regulations require a minimum of one accessible toilet for every 30 children.
In facilities not in schools, toilets and hand washing sinks must be provided at one for every fifteen children, with required toilets for boys. Accessible hand washing sinks are to be provided at a rate of one for every thirty children. Boys and girls should have separate restrooms.
Hand Washing
Personal hygiene is an important component of a healthy environment. When cleanliness is stressed, fewer children and staff become ill.
Stress the importance of cleanliness to all new employees, as well as volunteers. This can be done through an in-service training, employee handbook, or orientation. Each person should follow basic habits of cleanliness. They should bathe or shower daily and keep their hair clean. A hairnet should be worn while working in the kitchen. Use disposable tissues and discard them after use. Cover the mouth when coughing or sneezing.
Emphasize the importance of proper hand washing while working with children. Hands should be washed before and after eating, handling food, or feeding a baby. Also wash after using the toilet or diapering a child. Wash hands after coughing, sneezing, rubbing the nose, or handling handkerchiefs. Hand washing helps prevent the spread of contagious diseases in a child care program. Studies show that many illnesses, such as diarrhea, can be greatly reduced when proper hand washing policies are followed.
Hand washing is also important for children. Require children to wash their hands before and after eating; after handling pets; after coughing, sneezing, or blowing their noses; and after messy activities. Careful hand washing can keep germs and illnesses from spreading among the children. To remind children to wash their hands, some child care professionals post hand-shaped signs near the table, art area, pet cages, bathrooms, tissue box, and snack tray.
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