In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Montessori Preschool™ has made several changes in its operations to ensure the safety of children, staff, and our families. We piloted several procedures – without incident – over a three month period in the summer to refine our protocols, incorporating best practice from CDC guidelines and Texas Health and Human Services.
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- Temperature checks upon arrival. Children, Montessori Guides, and School Administrators complete a temperature check before entering the classrooms. Parents complete a temperature check at the school entrance, but they are not permitted in classrooms at this time.
- Our Health and Safety policy ensures our entire school community – teachers and parents – are committed to common health and safety principles. We embrace a common principle that no matter where a member of our school community goes, we carry all children, teachers, and their families with us.
- Each classroom has its own A/C unit, so air is not circulated from one room to another.
- Teachers are on actively sanitizing materials, shelves, and other frequently-touched surfaces.
- Our schools are equipped with large outdoor spaces and/or covered patios to bring learning outside, maximize social distancing, and circulate fresh air for classroom ventilation.
- All adults on campus are required to use a face covering. Our children and families understand that a child’s face covering is their personal responsibility.
We have learned that the success of precautionary measures depends on the commitment of a close-knit parent and teacher community. We are grateful to have a community that takes the pandemic and its precautions seriously and value early education. Our school administration remains agile and can adjust operations quickly as the public health situation evolves.