Covid-19 Policies & Procedures

• All parents, staff, and dancers must wear a face mask into the building and throughout their entire time in the building in accordance with New Mexico State guidelines.
• This building will be kept at or below 25% capacity, allowing for up to 53 people to be inside at any one time.
• All surfaces, lobby seating, door handles, etc will be sanitized by staff multiple times throughout class times daily.
• Teachers, staff, and parents will be required to verbally confirm that they are not experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms, have any ill members of their household, and have not traveled in the last 14 days (the state offers free COVID-19 testing for all workers and we encourage all staff to take advantage of this whenever necessary). These recordings of temperature and verbal confirmations are logged for the purposes of contact tracing if necessary.
• Parents, dancers, and staff are not required to enter the building if they have traveled outside the state of New Mexico within the last two weeks. Anyone who has traveled outside New Mexico is required to quarantine at home for two weeks and may be permitted back into classes after these two weeks if no symptoms are present or if a covid test was taken after the two weeks and the results are negative.
• Dancers will be required to wash their hands before and after every class.
• Class sizes will be limited.
• Students will arrive with personal water bottles and in full attire (aside from street shoes to enter the building) and will not be permitted to lend or borrow clothes.
• Teachers will be required to wear masks.
• Temperatures will be taken via touch less thermometer for everyone entering the building (no one with over 100.00-degree temp may enter
• Dressing rooms and water fountains will be closed until further notice
• Bathrooms and our store will have limited capacity restrictions
• All dancers must bring a sanitized yoga mat for specified classes
• Autopay will be strongly suggested to reduce traffic in the office and all payments must be paid by the first class.

• Drop dancer off at the front door or escort younger children into the building
• Double check your child is arriving in dance attire aside from street shoes with their own water bottle
• If a line is present, wait at the designated spaces until the teacher greeting can take
• temperatures and escort children to the bathroom for hand washing
• Be prepared to have yours and your dancer’s temperature taken before proceeding
• Be prepared to verbally confirm that no one in your household is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
• Be prepared to exit once a teacher can escort them to the restroom for hand washing UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
• Once your dancer is escorted to class, please exit through our back doors

• Please arrive no earlier than 5 minutes early
• Enter the building through the front door
• Stand in designated spaces until addressed by teacher
• Give teacher the name of the child you are picking up
• Exit through the back doors so to keep flow of traffic consistent

OR

• Call the office (505-292-0318) to notify teachers that you have arrived in the parking lot
• Wait by the back doors in the back parking lot for your child to be escorted out

Our Guidelines are parallel to the CDC website and we follow these in our cleaning of the facility*

 

CDC Gym/Facilities Cleaning Guidelines:

How to Clean and Disinfect –

 

1. Hard (non-porous) surfaces

• Wear disposable gloves when cleaning and disinfecting surfaces. Gloves should be discarded after each cleaning. If reusable gloves are used, those gloves should be dedicated for cleaning and disinfection of surfaces for COVID-19 and should not be used for other purposes. Consult the manufacturer’s instructions for cleaning and disinfection products used. Clean hands immediately after gloves are removed.
• If surfaces are dirty, they should be cleaned using a detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection.

Always read and follow the directions on the label to ensure safe and effective use.

• Wear skin protection and consider eye protection for potential splash hazards
• Ensure adequate ventilation
• Use no more than the amount recommended on the label
• Use water at room temperature for dilution (unless stated otherwise on the label)
• Avoid mixing chemical products
• Label diluted cleaning solutions
• Store and use chemicals out of the reach of children and pets

You should never eat, drink, breathe or inject these products into your body or apply directly to your skin as they can cause serious harm. Do not wipe or bathe pets with these products or any other products that are not approved for animal use.

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Special considerations should be made for people with asthma and they should not be present when cleaning and disinfecting is happening as this can trigger asthma exacerbations. Learn more about reducing asthma triggers.

• Disinfect with a household disinfectant on List N: Disinfectants for use against SARs-CoV-2external icon
• , the virus that causes COVID 19. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for all cleaning and disinfection products. Read the product label for the correct concentration to use, application method, and contact time.
• Diluted household bleach solutions can be used if appropriate for the surface. Unexpired household bleach will be effective against coronaviruses when properly diluted:
  • Use bleach containing 5.25%–8.25% sodium hypochlorite. Do not use a bleach product if the percentage is not in this range or is not specified.
  • Follow the manufacturer’s application instructions for the surface, ensuring a contact time of at least 1 minute.
  • Ensure proper ventilation during and after application.
  • Check to ensure the product is not past its expiration date.
  • Never mix household bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser. This can cause fumes that may be very dangerous to breathe in.
• Prepare a bleach solution by mixing:
  • 5 tablespoons (1/3rd cup) of 5.25%–8.25% bleach per gallon of room temperature water or
  • 4 teaspoons of 5.25%–8.25% bleach per quart of room temperature water
• Bleach solutions will be effective for disinfection up to 24 hours.
• Alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol may also be used.
• Cleaning staff and others should clean hands often, including immediately after removing gloves and after contact with an ill person, by washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available and hands are not visibly dirty, an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol may be used. However, if hands are visibly dirty, always wash hands with soap and water.

Always read and follow the directions on the label to ensure safe and effective use.

• Keep hand sanitizers away from fire or flame
• For children under six years of age, hand sanitizer should be used with adult supervision
• Always store hand sanitizer out of reach of children and pets

See FDA’s Tips for Safe Sanitizer Use

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and CDC’s Hand Sanitizer Use Considerations

• Follow normal preventive actions while at work and home, including cleaning hands and avoiding touching eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
  • Additional key times to clean hands include:
    • After blowing one’s nose, coughing, or sneezing.
    • After using the restroom.
    • Before eating or preparing food.
    • After contact with animals or pets.
    • Before and after providing routine care for another person who needs assistance such as a child.

2. Soft (porous) surfaces

• For soft (porous) surfaces such as carpeted floor, rugs, and drapes, remove visible contamination if present and clean with appropriate cleaners indicated for use on these surfaces. After cleaning:
  • If the items can be laundered, launder items in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions using the warmest appropriate water setting for the items and then dry items completely.
    • Otherwise, use products that are EPA-approved for use against the virus that causes COVID-19
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    • and that are suitable for porous surfaces

3. Electronics

• For electronics such as tablets, touch screens, keyboards, remote controls, and ATM machines, remove visible contamination if present.
  • Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for all cleaning and disinfection products.
  • Consider use of wipeable covers for electronics.
  • If no manufacturer guidance is available, consider the use of alcohol-based wipes or sprays containing at least 70% alcohol to disinfect touch screens. Dry surfaces thoroughly to avoid pooling of liquids.

4. L​inens, clothing, and other items that go in the laundry​

• In order to minimize the possibility of dispersing virus through the air, do not shake dirty laundry.
• Wash items as appropriate in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. If possible, launder items using the warmest appropriate water setting for the items and dry items completely. Dirty laundry that has been in contact with an ill person can be washed with other people’s items.
• Clean and disinfect hampers or other carts for transporting laundry according to guidance above for hard or soft surfaces.

5. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Hand Hygiene

• The risk of exposure to cleaning staff is inherently low. Cleaning staff should wear disposable gloves and gowns for all tasks in the cleaning process, including handling trash.
  • Gloves and gowns should be compatible with the disinfectant products being used.
  • Additional PPE might be required based on the cleaning/disinfectant products being used and whether there is a risk of splash.
  • Gloves and gowns should be removed carefully to avoid contamination of the wearer and the surrounding area. Be sure to clean hands after removing gloves.
  • If gowns are not available, coveralls, aprons or work uniforms can be worn during cleaning and disinfecting. Reusable (washable) clothing should be laundered afterwards. Clean hands after handling dirty laundry.
• Gloves should be removed after cleaning a room or area occupied by ill persons. Clean hands immediately after gloves are removed.
• Cleaning staff should immediately report breaches in PPE such as a tear in gloves or any other potential exposures to their supervisor.
• Cleaning staff and others should clean hands often, including immediately after removing gloves and after contact with an ill person, by washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available and hands are not visibly dirty, an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol may be used. However, if hands are visibly dirty, always wash hands with soap and water.
• Follow normal preventive actions while at work and home, including cleaning hands and avoiding touching eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
  • Additional key times to clean hands include:
    • After blowing one’s nose, coughing, or sneezing.
    • After using the restroom.
    • Before eating or preparing food.
    • After contact with animals or pets.
    • Before and after providing routine care for another person who needs assistance such as a child.