New Regulations: Parents Not to be Allowed to Enter Kindergartens

Kindergartens in Georgia are to reopen from October 1 and ahead of this, the government has developed recommendations regarding restrictions in kindergartens in order to prevent the risk of spreading COVID-19. 

In particular:

Parents are banned from entering kindergarten buildings.

A protocol for washing dishes and toys has been established. It is forbidden to use toys that are difficult to disinfect. All toys must be processed in hot water. It is forbidden to bring toys from home.

As stated by the Head of the Labor Inspection service Beka Peradze, at the entrance, the kindergarten administration should receive the children and conduct further procedures. A room for isolation should be allocated in the building if a pupil's or employee's temperature rises during the day.

There are also restrictions on the procedure for handing a child over to parents: since parents cannot enter the building, they should contact the kindergarten staff 10 minutes before arrival and wait at the entrance.

The administration should draw up a schedule to balance the number of children in each group in order to avoid overcrowding. 

Schools in Georgia will reopen from September 15 and kindergartens from October 1. Theaters will resume functioning from October 1. In addition, the opening of now quarantined Mestia and the village of Lenjeri in the Svaneti region is planned for September 2, Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia announced yesterday.

"We maintain a consistent approach in the fight against COVID-19, and we are opening step by step: kindergartens and theaters from October 1, schools and cinemas from September 15, Mestia and Lenjeri from September 2," the head of the government stated. 

By Ana Dumbadze  

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