HCMC PROMULGATES CRITERIA FOR SAFETY ASSESSMENT FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
The Decision No. 3588/QD-BCD on promulgating the set of safety assessment criteria in the COVID-19 prevention and control for early childhood education institutions; general education institutions; foreign language and computing centers; education institutions and units engaged in life skills-based education and extracurricular activities in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is promulgated on October 15, 2021 by HCMC Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The set of criteria includes 10 component criteria such as: Early childhood education institutions operating after 4:30 p.m.; Semi-boarding activities, canteen services and pick-up services; Childcare or education rooms, quarantine rooms and COVID-19 prevention and control plans; Children, teachers, officials and staff members shall regularly wash their hands with soap or sanitizer before entering classes; having separate clean eating utensils for each person; cleaning and disinfecting toys, tables and chairs, floors, toilets, outdoor game areas in accordance with regulations; The distance between children, teachers, officials and staff members in childcare or education rooms and working rooms must be at least one meter while the distance between children, teachers, officials, staff members outside childcare or education rooms and working rooms must be at least two meters, etc.
Institutions meeting 8-10 component criteria shall be assessed as highly safe and are allowed to organize childcare and education activities. Institutions meeting less than 6 component criteria shall be assessed as unsafe and are not allowed to organize childcare and education activities; must overcome the failing component criteria to achieve at least 6 component criteria for organization of childcare and education activities.
