Cold and Flu Season

Well, it is that time a year again; cold and flu season (yuck!!).  I think we all hold our breath till we make it to that end and hope we get away with minimal illnesses for our children and the rest of the family.  The teachers at the Strauss ECE are diligent about washing their hands and having the children wash their hands as much as possible.  When we went through our NAEYC accreditation we increased our hand washing greatly.  We did see a big decrease in the amount of viruses went around.  That sold me on the benefits in all that hand washing.  Teachers are also constantly sanitizing and cleaning all toys and surfaces.  So what can you do to help minimize the spread of illnesses?

• Wash your hands and your child's hands when you get to school
• Keep your child home when they are sick
• get a flu shot for your whole family

Well...here's to holding a breath through cold and flu season!!  Let's all do a part to make it a good one.