COVID-19 Policy Response Plan
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Visitors and contractors
Where at all possible, we will limit access to the service to staff and children only.
Visitors or contractors will only be permitted to enter the service on essential business
e.g. essential maintenance and they should be asked to make these visits outside of
the usual operational hours.
Where external deliveries are required, practices will be put in place to ensure that
delivery staff remain outside the premises and adhere to social distancing and good
infection control practices
All visitors and contractors will be required to sign the Service's Visitors' Book giving
their name, date of visit, contact details and reason for them being at the service.
People who are in high risk or vulnerable categories
1
will be asked not to attend.
The incident plan where a child or staff member has or is suspected of
having COVID-19 while attending the service
To safely manage a situation whereby a staff member or a child becomes unwell while in
the Service and may be presenting as a suspected case of COVID-19 the Service has an
incident plan in place including:
The Service has an Infection Control Officer: Maureen Phelan.
The Service has appointed a COVID-19 lead staff representative Philippa Banks.
Management has identified a space marked by a circle on the floor, near to the front
door and the window of classroom 1 as the designated isolation room or area in the
Service and the route to the isolation area.
The purpose of moving a staff member or child who is presenting as unwell and
maybe a suspected case of COVID-19, is to move them away from other staff and
children thereby reducing the risk of transmission of the virus to others
Ensure that the staff member or child who is presenting with symptoms of COVID-19
is at least 2 meters distance from other staff and children
Management will ensure that the isolation room or area will contain Personal
Protective Equipment i.e. disposable aprons, gloves, face masks; tissues, hand sanitizer,
disinfectant, dedicated pedal bin to dispose of any waste material
Staff
Maureen Phelan will be the designated person who will accompany a staff member to
the isolation area.
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