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Rigorous infection control measures

You, your staff and your families should be confident that your service has rigorous infection control measures in place such as:

• good basic hygiene practices such as regular hand-washing (practitioners and children) 
• supervise young children to ensure they wash their hands for 20 seconds more often than usual with soap and water
• clean and disinfect regularly touched objects and surfaces more often than usual using your standard cleaning products
• waterproof dressing to cover on any existing wounds or lesions
• personal protective equipment (PPE) such as aprons and gloves are used as necessary
• clear procedures are in place for cleaning equipment and wider environment
• immediate cleaning of spillages of blood and other bodily fluids
• clear procedures on safe disposal of waste
• infection control guidance and management procedures in place which are clearly understood and adhered to by staff
• any items that come into contact with mouths such as cups, bottles and straws should not be shared.

Handwashing

Public Health England advises that children and staff should be encouraged to catch sneezes with a tissue, bin the tissue and wash their hands.

You should also remind children to wash their hands:

• after outside breaks
• before meals and snack times
• after using the toilet
• when they arrive at your setting
• at the end of the day before they go home.

If you do not have access to soap and water to hand at the time, an alcohol-based hand sanitizer can be used instead. Look for products with minimum 60% alcohol. It is important that everyone should try not to touch their eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

Reporting an incident to Ofsted

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Latest government advice and support

Infection prevention resources

• Alliance members can complete our FREE EYA Learn course  and non-members can access for small cost.