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Specific plan for our Kids Yoga and kids dance, Art classes in the mornings and afternoons:

We role model a safe behaviour for children during our classes and remind and help them with hand washings, not touching their face, social distance with older age groups as requires, set up the pre-marked areas for children and their mats for their yoga poses, activities, art and crafts, dance and mindfulness practices

Helping children with hand washing rules and protocols for coughing or sneezing 

Cleaning and disinfecting activities props and high-touch areas, following the BC Centre for Disease Control's (BCCDC) guidance

if your child has an underlying medical condition or weak immunity system that they attend during the COVID-19 pandemic as they are at higher risk, and the safety of your child is a priority.
All families travelling outside of Canada as per health guidelines asked to remain home for 2 weeks following travel and not to attend the programs and classes

Registration:

For registration into our Kids Yoga, kids Art, Dance, Kids afterschool club, We strongly encourage contacting to pre-register via phone credit care payment on a specific announced registration day, email, online website, drop in during announced times to pre-register either buying one of the packages, or 10 passes to use even for a drop in classes for a faster and contactless sign-in. 

Due to smaller class sizes we offer limited spots for each class, to prevent disappointment and ensure having your child spot, please contact us and register.

During the time allocation for at the studio preregistration for our program

Staff will be behind a protective plexiglass screen at the reception and wearing face mask. Please stand on floor marker for registration payment and leave promptly to allow next client to enter.

Entry and Exit guidelines for class:

-Arrive on time for class start/end time to allow safe transitions and time for studio/prop cleaning between classes.

wait outside studio doors with your child before class for drop-off and after class for pick-up following social distancing measures (posters and ground markers will guide you).

Instructor come and greet you individually. Check child’s attendance, and expect parent to sign off child’s daily health report ok to attend the class. Instructor bring in one child at the time. 

Shoes/socks/coats etc to leave in front cubby area in the disposable bag, sanitize hands with provided hand sanitizer or lead to the washroom to wash hands and to their designated mat area.

We encourage families to bring child’s own mat. Mats also available to purchase, our studio mats also sanitized and wiped before and after use for children specific use only. Mats remain distanced on the marked area during the class, and props only individualized and not sharing.

Studio will be locked during the class for safety.

We encourage parents to arrange for the payments as preregistrations.

No outside shoes in the studio, foot cover is provided for parents if needed to come in for payment or child support. Only 1 adult may enter with the child for payment or support and please be considerate if your coming into the class is appropriate. 

-Do not attend classes if ill or anyone in your household has COVID-19 or symptoms. Participants will not be permitted to participate if exhibiting any illness symptoms (cough, runny nose etc). If your child becomes ill during class, they will be separated from class and you will be called to pick up immediately (no refunds for partial classes missed due to illness).

-During the class use of hand sanitizer and hand washing will be reminded if need it by instructor.

-Please arrive wearing comfortable clothing for yoga and movement activities so that changing clothing is not required in studio washrooms.

-Please leave promptly after class to allow transition time between classes for cleaning/sanitizing of studio, mats and props and to prevent congregation outside studio. This allows the next class to wait outside safely for their class while social distancing. Child Care Services Day Care Center learning center daycare New Westminster Burnaby

We follow Work Safe BC, Canadian Red Cross, British Colombia Ministry of Health and City of Burnaby policies and regulations.

https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/health-safety/books-guides/reviewing-updating-covid-19-safety-plans-guide-for-employers?lang=en

http://www2.gov.bc.ca/

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/prevention-risks.html?utm_campaign=gc-hc-sc-coronavirus2021-ao-2021-0005-396055227&utm_medium=search&utm_source=bing-ads-1242448631827600&utm_content=text-en-&utm_term=covid-19

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/coronavirus-(novel)

https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses

https://www.worksafebc.com/en/about-us/covid-19-updates/covid-19-returning-safe-operation

How We’re Keeping Everyone Safe During COVID-19 At Honey Bees Studio:

 Thank you for taking the time to read this important document, which outlines our Policy and Procedures that has been carefully developed as a result of the Covid–19 Pandemic. 

The purpose of this is to maintain our open communication with you and provide you with as much information as possible with regards our actions to ensure safety First in responding to the global pandemic.
These policies are reflected from what has been provided by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). It applies to all the staff, and participants of our classes and programs at the studio.

We care about safety and wellbeing of our participants and staff and families, and in doing that we do our diligent part to ensure cleanliness, hygiene and sanitizing of the facility and its perimeters are in place and maintained before and after each class.

Some of our precautionary implemented measures:

Available Hand sanitizers, face masks, educational safety posters, marked mat area to keep the participants social distance attending the program

-Sanitizing and cleaning all areas including touchable areas, floors, props, and everything that is being used within the studio before and after each class

-Small size classes and leave plenty of space within our studio open big space over 2000sqf 

1 staff washroom and 2 customers’ washrooms with w/c access, health and safety sanitizers, soaps, and visible Safety posters 

-Use of pre-screening health questionnaire for participants

To minimize the exposure and un necessary traffic, we have marked the waiting out side the studio with 6 feet a part distance marks

-Entering the studio 1 person at the time after being checked by the staff at the entry and place on the marked spot that is comply by social distancing

-Exit one person at the time from market area

-Come ready to the studio, have your comfortable workout, yoga clothes on, and no heavy bags, items from out side to the studio, take out your shoes, jacket, and bag leave in a plastic bag at the provided area by the entrance

Visual reminders are posted in our entrance
Hand Sanitizers are provided at our entrances.
 Daily wellness checks on both students and staff at the door

-Bring own yoga surface/ mat, and props, water bottle if needed

Stay within your provided space area that is marked as your space, minimum 6 feet distance from other participant and teacher

Things we expect you to do:

BE kind, Be calm, Be patient and follow the guidelines!

This is a time that we all practice our self awareness skills in our presentations in different settings! 

Comply with our precautionary plans and steps, and knowing that they are there for benefit of everyone’s safety and comfort!

We encourage and like you to help and support us in preventive measures and pre-register for classes, at least 4 at the time!

Please answer the COVAID health screening questionnaire and if any answers is yes, or any doubts check in with your medical professional source, and check the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) assessment tool!

Keep your social distance, wash hands, use hand sanitizers

Limiting physical contact, so please don’t be offended!

Do not attend classes if ill or anyone in your household with any of the following: fever, chills, diarrhea, body aches, cough, runny nose, body ache or symptoms specific to the infectious disease outbreak COVID-19 symptoms. Participants will not be permitted to participate in the program.  We kindly require health care clearance to return to the program.

This same protocol is in place for STAFF as well

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-We have modified our class/program structure, activities and materials/prop use to follow health & safety guidelines. 

We have sanitization stations (labelled bins) for all materials/props to be put in after class.

Materials/props will not be shared with kids and participants during class. All materials/props will be sanitized prior to use with the next class

Hand Hygiene:
Hand washing upon arrival for children and staff.
 Look for our handwashing posters in the washroom.
 Our Teachers will ensure correct hand washing is done more frequently and added in our daily schedule.
When handwashing can’t be done, hand sanitizers are available

-The studio will be cleaned and sanitized regularly, with high-touch surfaces (front desk, doors, handles, bench) cleaned between classes.

-Use of PPE (masks) is not required in studio but you are welcome to wear masks (personal choice). Instructors may be wearing masks for sign-in, transactions or class (personal choice).

Thank you for following our new health & safety protocols to help keep everyone safe and healthy. We are looking forward to seeing you on the mat soon!