Health & Safety

Atkins TLC
health and safety protocols

Requiring any children or staff with respiratory illness symptoms or fever to return home and stay home until fever free for at least 24 hours

Frequent disinfecting and sanitizing of high-touch toys and surfaces
Frequent handwashing by children and staff, which is embedded in our curriculum and daily staff protocols

Training teachers on common signs of illness in children, and placing signage in every classroom to keep signs of illness top of mind
Daily laundering of crib sheets for infants; for older children, individual cots and blankets are provided for each child and laundered weekly
Continuous health & safety training for Franchise Owners and staff, including first aid and CPR certification

Maintaining an up-to-date and customized Safe School Plan posted in all classrooms for easy teacher access
In most states, ensuring lower teacher-student classroom ratios than required by the state

Depending on the circumstances and guidance by local and state officials, enhanced procedures above normal health and safety protocols may include:

Limiting the people who enter the building to current team members and enrolled families only
Further reducing student-to-teacher ratios and eliminating combining children from different classrooms
Temperature checks for children and staff
Touchless check-in
External drop-off and pick-up of children
Increased frequency of hand washing
Increased sanitation of frequently touched surfaces and toys
Limiting use of playground equipment to one classroom at a time and disinfecting playground equipment before and after each use
Suspending family-style dining
Substituting field trips with virtual field trip experiences

For more information and resources on coronavirus, please visit the CDC Coronavirus Page.