New Health Standards Requiring Portable Sinks in Daycare Facilities Should Be Adopted
Because small children are more susceptible to illnesses related to the spreading of germs and bacteria, frequent hand-washing is probably one of the single most effective things you can to do promote a healthy environment. This is why new health standards should be adopted to encourage the use of portable sinks in daycare and preschools. Germs and bacteria are transferred from hand to hand contact and from coming into contact with contaminated surfaces, such as tables, benches, and even toys. However, current standards only require hand washing after handling raw meats, using the bathroom or the handling of pets. Most of these standards are adhered to today, but if we are truly going to create more healthy environments for our children, portable sinks should be used to encourage more frequent hand washing not only after play, but also after eating, This can be accomplished with the strategic placement of portable sinks in rooms more frequently used, such as playrooms or even in a private playground. Since these sinks are portable, they require less expense to set up than traditional sinks and can be up and running in a matter of minutes. Overall, portable sinks are a cost effective and sensible way to ensure the health of our children. Therefore, by adopting new health standards for licensed daycare and preschool facilities, everyone wins.
How a Portable Sink Can Make Cleaning Up After Recess Easier
Recess is most children’s favorite time of the day. It is the time that they are allowed to let loose, running around with reckless abandon, screaming at the top of their lungs, climbing on things, sliding down slides, swinging on swings and just having a plain good time in a way that they cannot do inside. However, in the process, they get DIRTY, dirty in a way that most adults have forgotten how to. Then they come inside, touching walls along the way, pushing open doors, getting adorable little dirt handprints over everything they can get their hands on and giving the staff even more to have to clean up at the end of the day. A simple solution to this is to get a portable sink that can be put outside the door at recess time. As the kids go inside from playing, they simply wash their hands at the sink before they ever get the chance to make it inside. This will save staff time and effort as well as giving the kids yet another time where they wash their hands and get rid of a few more germs.
