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Cleaning product should be kept far away from a nursery area and should be kept in an area that children cannot reach and locked up because if this hazard is seen by a child in the nursery they could put it in their mouth thinking it

Make sure you teach your children correctly how to wash their hands using hot water and soap. After that, they can do it individually. Hands need always washing after using the restroom, before eating, and after going out in public. Children should also be educated not to let their hands or other objects in or close to their

A. There are some common illnesses that can be detrimental if acquired by your pet.

As a childminder you have to make sure that if you have a child with an infectious disease that you don’t let the child get in contact with other children. This sometimes means asking the parents to keep their child at home.

prevent ingestion germs its important for children to wash their hands frequently and the toys to be

The article “Eating Food Off Of The Floor Isn’t Safe” goes over how Donald Schaffner, professor and a specialist in food science does multiple experiments to determine if the five second rule is accurate. Him and his group, took four different types of foods which acted as their controlled variables, the and specific amounts of time they were laid on different surfaces which were their independent variables. The controlled variable was how much bacteria was transferred from the surface in the food. Donald Schaffner says that he conducted the experiments “Because the practice is so widespread. The topic might appear 'light' but we wanted our results backed by solid science. "

Along with protecting people around your child, you also want to be protected too because you could contract the disease as well and in turn, miss days at work. If your

A constant precaution we hear children being given in the last few decades is to stay away from germs. This has created the predominant opinion that “the fewer germs in their environment, the healthier our children will be. To approve or disprove this popular opinion, I conducted a simple internet search.

Parents also play a big role in preventing the spread of germs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend parents to get their child vaccinated and recommends use of the flu shot. They also encourage parents to keep your child home when

As a childminder I will be providing meals and snacks for the children so I must ensure this is done in a hygienic way. I would regularly disinfect the toilet seat and flush handle, taps and bathroom door handle regularly to stop cross contamination.

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the growth of bacterial colonies on two test subjects. With reasoning, the door knob and the inside of the sink appeared to be the better choices due to the fact that the door knob comes in contact with every student who enters and leaves the classroom and the second choice was the sink because it gets a daily use as well, at least by anyone who needs to drain something or wash their hands. The null hypothesis stated that the door handle was going to be home to more bacterial colonies because of the regular grabbing and the average human hand contains hundreds of thousands of genetically distinct bacteria. However, based on the collection of data, the sink harvested far more colonies than we could count in the petri dishes. Concluding the end with a t-value of +/- 2.9436. By analyzing the data, concluding the t-value rejected the null hypothesis.

Hand washing with non antibacterial soap and water is more effective for the removal of bacteria of potential faecal origin from hands than hand washing with water alone and should therefore be more useful for the prevention of transmission

We're in the middle of summer and parents need kids to remember it. Kids need to play outside more often to experience new things. The more germs toddlers are exposed to the more their bodies will be immune to it as they grow older. At grocery stores, it is better to not wipe the cart handles because you won't be exposing any germs to your child. It is better to leave the germs on it because your child needs to fight the germs that they are exposed to. Sanitizing is harming your child in the long run. Nature helps children grow. It is good for children to be in nature instead of being inside all day. Nature lets you experience seeing animals. The things you wouldn't normally see if you were inside. Nature helps  protect ourselves and kids in

Effective Hand Hygiene- In early childcare settings hands play an important role in spreading infection. This can be prevented by practicing the right way to hand wash with soap and water or by using alcohol based hand rub. Creating awareness among the children about effective hand hygiene and ensure children practice hand hygiene by washing hands with soap and running water and use paper towel to dry their hands all the time.

7. Your center director insists on using a "green" disinfectant, that is only effective against a small number of germs. She states that germicidal solutions are too strong for use with children and cause cancer and other health problems.