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COVID-19 Screening
All children, staff, and visitors should screen for COVID-19 every day before going to school, child care, or camps.
COVID-19 Guidance Documents and Resources for Educators, Child Care Centres and Camp Operators
The information on this page is intended primarily for the administrators and staff of schools, child care settings, and camps to help inform and guide practices relating to COVID-19. If you’re a parent or caregiver, find tips and information for keeping your family safe.
School and child care screening
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Preventing COVID-19: Refresher presentations for schools and childcare settings |
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Cleaning and Disinfection for Public Settings |
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Cleaning and Disinfection of Reusable Eye Protection |
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Face coverings and face masks |
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Recommended Steps for Putting On and Taking Off Personal Protective Equipment |
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Personal Protective Equipment: Donning Personal Protective Equipment: Doffing |
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COVID-19 Fact Sheet: Talking to Children About the Pandemic |
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"Attention Visitors" Sign Also available in: French |
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COVID-19: Interim Guidance for Schools and Child Care: Omicron Surge |
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COVID-19 Screening Tool for Children in School and Child Care |
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Before and after school programs kindergarten to grade 6: policies and guidelines for school boards |
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Safe Healthy Children: A Health and Safety Manual for Childcare Providers The Safe Healthy Children Manual is a resource for child care providers in Middlesex and London. It has been developed to assist child care centres to meet the regulatory requirements under various acts and provincial standards. |
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COVID-19: Mental Health Resources for Camp Operators |
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COVID-19 Screening Tool for Children in School and Child Care |
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COVID-19: Interim Guidance for Schools and Child Care: Omicron Surge |
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Safely Operating a Student Nutrition Program (SNP) |
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Before and after school programs kindergarten to grade 6: policies and guidelines for school boards for the 2021-2022 school year |
| COVID-19 Screening Tool for Children in School and Child Care (Ontario Ministry of Health) |
| COVID-19 Guidance: School Case, Contact, and Outbreak Management (Ontario Ministry of Health) |
| COVID-19: health and safety measures at schools (Ontario Ministry of Education) |
| COVID-19 Preparedness and Prevention in Elementary and Secondary (K-12) Schools (Public Health Ontario) |
Webinars and Alerts
The Health Unit has hosted live webinars to support child care settings and answer their questions as well as emailed alerts. The past slides, recordings, and alerts are available through the links below.
Date of creation: January 27, 2020
Last modified on: May 20, 2022
Last modified on: May 20, 2022