EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

Evacuation procedures for Moss Street have been established, and are praticed on a monthly basis. In the event of a major emergency that would necessitate removing children from the site, parents would be notified as soon as possible. If the office staff are not available, University emergency personnel will communicate with parents. Family contact information is shared with this office on a regular basis.

If an individual child is injured at Moss Street, staff will take the necessary emergency steps and contact parents as soon as possible. Medical procedures will not be undertaken without parent contact, except in the case of a medical practitioner's determination that such an immediate action is necessary. Any transportation of an injured child will be by ambulance or other emergency transport. Moss Street staff are not permitted to transport children to the doctor or other medical facilities.

HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES

The single-most significant step that individuals can take to reduce the spread of disease is hand washing. Staff wash their hands frequently, assure that student staff do the same, and teach children how to effectively wash their hands.

The staff is trained in careful hand washing, which includes warm water, soap and scrubbing and rubbing. This occurs after handling pets, diapering or assisting with toileting or nose wiping. Double hand washing occurs before all feeding, food preparation or service.

 

Staff assist children in hand washing before all meals and snacks. Staff monitor children's actions closely to assure that hand washing occurs after toileting. All such washing is done with soap and running water.

First Responder Packets are located inside and outside most areas of our facility. These include gloves, gauze, bandages and instructions in a zip-lock bag. Teachers are also trained in procedures to reduce the risk of infections due to blood borne pathogens, including HIV and Hepatitis B.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

Although Oregon's climate is often mild, there are still days that necessitate a different plan. Our focus is both safety for families and staff as well as being clear with our closure policy around inclement weather.

In short, we will follow the same closures and delays as the 4j school district announces over local media. In addition, Moss Street is closed when the UO is closed.

When the 4j school district closes due to inclement weather, Moss Street will also be closed. When the 4j school district has a delayed start to the school day, Moss Street will also have that same late start. When there is no transportation/bussing service running for the 4j schools, then neither will Moss Street be offering bussing service.

On such closure and delay days, we will continue to bill for any previously scheduled child care hours.