Admissions

UPDATED 05/25/22

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• Students and staff will be screened daily, upon arrival. 

• Each individual's temperature will be taken by a staff member using a contactless thermometer.

• Each individual entering our facility will be required to answer a brief series of questions to ensure that they have not experienced flu-like symptoms in the 72-hour period, prior to arrival.

• Staff, parents and guardians will be required to answer whether or not a fever-reducing product, such as Tylenol or Motrin was administered in the four-hour period, prior to arrival.

• Parents, guardians and all other essential visitors will be screened prior to entry. 

• Classrooms, restrooms and common areas will be sanitized and disinfected throughout the day using EPA-registered disinfectants. 

• Classrooms, restrooms and common areas will receive a "deep cleaning" at the end of each school day.

• Restrooms and high-frequency touch surfaces, such as door knobs, railings, light switches, etc., will be sanitized once per-hour using a pressurized steam-cleaner. Restrooms will be disinfected between use.

• Students will be supervised for proper hand washing and hygiene. 

• Hand towel and soap dispensers located in restrooms have been replaced with automatic dispensers.

• Hand sanitizer dispensers have been installed in common areas and each classroom.

• Air purifiers with HEPA filtration technology have been purchased and placed in each of our temperature-monitored classrooms.

• HVAC system has been upgraded and uses eight MERV-13 filters, that according to the EPA, are able to filter out greater than 98% of contaminants as well as "smaller particles and viruses." 

• Portable air conditioning units have been installed in classrooms to serve as a "back-up," in the event of a central air malfunction.

• Upon entry, each individual will be required to wash hands before entering classrooms.

• Each individual entering our facility on a regular basis, with the intent to remain for a duration greater than 3-hours per day will be required to wear "indoor shoes" at all times. Shoes will be stored in individual shoe cubbies, labeled with names.

• Disposable shoe covers will be provided to essential visitors.

• Masks/Face coverings are optional for staff and students. 

• In-person tours are available by appointment, only. We are no longer providing virtual tours.

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COVID-19 POLICY​

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The health and well-being of our students and staff is our highest priority. We are proud to share that as of today's date (5/25/22), we have never closed our school due to an outbreak, since reopening on 6/15/20.

 

As such, we will be taking the following transmission-based precautions to limit the exposure of communicable diseases within our school community: 

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Students and staff will be excluded from our program for a minimum of 14-days, if the individual or a member of their household has, or

has been in close contact with anyone that has:

(a)        Tested positive for COVID-19 or

(b)        Traveled to and/or from a designated area which is subject to travel restrictions.       

  

Students and staff may return to Genesis, 14 days after potential exposure, provided that: 

(a)        At least 10 days have passed since the individual or household member first experienced symptoms; and

(b)        Symptoms have improved and the individual has been fever-free for at least 72 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicines.   

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For the latest guidance on re-opening procedures for childcare providers, visit

https://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/documents/topics/NCOV/COVID_guidance_reopening_childcare.pdf

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