Handwashing/Use of Hand Sanitizer i. All visit participants (including the supervisor of the visit, parent, child, and any other visit participant) will be required to wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer:
1. At the beginning of the visit;
2. After any visit to the bathroom (whether for themselves or to assist a child);
3. After diapering;
4. Before and after preparing food, snacks, or drinks;
5. Before and after eating food, handling food, or feeding children;
6. After playing outdoors;
7. After blowing one’s nose or helping a child blow their nose;
8. After sneezing or coughing;
9. After coming into contact with any bodily fluid; and
10. After handling garbage or cleaning up.
ii. Family Visitation Providers will make every effort to have hand sanitizer available during the visit, but hand sanitizer should not be considered an alternative to hand washing.
iii. Parents and visit supervisors should be encouraged to engage the children in frequent hand washing during the visit.
Handwashing/Use of Hand Sanitizer i. All visit participants (including the supervisor of the visit, parent, child, and any other visit participant) will be required to wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer:
1. At the beginning of the visit;
2. After any visit to the bathroom (whether for themselves or to assist a child);
3. After diapering;
4. Before and after preparing food, snacks, or drinks;
5. Before and after eating food, handling food, or feeding children;
6. After playing outdoors;
7. After blowing one’s nose or helping a child blow their nose;
8. After sneezing or coughing;
9. After coming into contact with any bodily fluid; and
10. After handling garbage or cleaning up.
ii. Family Visitation Providers will make every effort to have hand sanitizer available during the visit, but hand sanitizer should not be considered an alternative to hand washing.
iii. Parents and visit supervisors should be encouraged to engage the children in frequent hand washing during the visit.
iv. Parents and visit supervisor should encourage children not to touch their own eyes, nose, or mouth or the eyes, nose, or mouth of others during the visit. This should be done in an age-appropriate manner that considers the developmental level of the child.
