At Casa, you are always welcome.

Casa de Corazón has adapted and is continuing to operate while offering the best child care. We hold our centers to the highest of standards to create a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for your child. We continuously follow the official recommendations for the mitigation of COVID-19. We would like to share our standards and implementations with you in hopes that you can understand everything we are doing to push through this pandemic.

“I have been so impressed with the proactive communication and heavy work your team has put into making a safe environment at Casa.”

– Josh, Casa Parent

Existing Standards

• Frequent hand washing

• Sanitizing classroom tables after each meal

• Sanitizing toys, toy shelves, and other classroom surfaces at the end of each day

• Sanitizing diaper changing tables after each change

• Separating mouthed toys immediately for washing later

• Deep cleaning the gym and other common areas regularly

• Following our illness exclusions for both children and staff members with symptoms or diagnoses on the list of exclusions

• MDH-certified food safety precautions*

• Cleaning, mopping and vacuuming the floor after every meal

*Guidelines vary per location – Shorewood location follows separate state guidelines.

New Implementations

Guidelines

• Following MDH, CDC, DHS, and Government Recommendations*

Mitigating Spread

• Temperature kiosk & symptom checks**

• New protocol for classroom drop off & pickup

    • Child, parent/guardian and staff members will be denied entry if temperature is at 100 degrees F or higher

    • Parent/guardian must wear a mask or face covering while inside the center

    • Parent/guardian must not enter classroom, only reception and hallway areas

    • Parent/guardian must not hug teachers

    • Parent/guardian must be mindful of social distancing, staying over 6 feet away from other people as much as possible

    • Parent/guardian must not linger around the center as length of exposure is an important factor in increasing chances of contracting COVID-19

    • Parent/guardian must refrain from using your center’s restrooms, drinking fountains, and other common areas

• Face mask & face shield enforcement for all staff members

• Social distancing between staff

• Staff quarantines when symptomatic

• Staff must not share art supplies between classrooms

• Installation of merv 13 filters in all centers as they trap 98% of airborne particles

*Guidelines vary per location – Shorewood location follows separate state guidelines.

**Temperature devices vary per location – Shorewood location utilizes a hand held temperature device.

What happens when there is a COVID-19 case in the center?

When a positive case occurs, we report it to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and walk through our plan of action moving forward. We always inform the families and staff of the classroom where a person has a confirmed case of COVID-19 within 24 hours. We post updates on our blog and also communicate via email with additional COVID-19 information and updates. We are doing the maximum that we can to curb the spread by following our listed standards and implementations, while still being an open and running center for the many working parents that we have enrolled with us. As an operating school and essential business, we are following all precautions and should be a place of less spread inside our walls. We continue evaluating our processes as we receive more information and work alongside MDH.*

*Guidelines vary per location – Shorewood location follows separate state guidelines.