Are the toddlers returning to the crèche three months after the closure of these childcare facilities due to the coronavirus epidemic? This was announced by Christelle Dubos, the Secretary of State to the Minister of Solidarity and Health. According to her, as of next Monday, all children under the age of 3 will be able to return to the crèche or find their childminder.
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Toys disinfected at least morning and evening
To safely accommodate these 1.2 million children, new health protocols are implemented. "Normally, toys that are worn in the mouth are systematically washed once a day," points out for example a childminder. From now on, "it's twice a day": toys or floors must be disinfected at least morning and evening.
But between managing the number of children at full capacity, respecting barrier gestures and social distancing, respecting health measures remains complex, according to professionals. For now, there is no question that staff are forced to wear the mask in the presence of children. But Anne-Sophie Falle, coordinator of 11 Parisian structures, impatiently awaits the final protocol. The sooner the professionals in the sector will be aware of the measures to be taken, "the faster they can organize themselves upstream and guarantee the good reception of the children", she estimates.
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"For meals and dormitories, should we keep the meter apart?"
In the crèche where Kelly Pelé, a childcare worker interviewed by Europe 1, works, it is the organization of meals that turns out to be a headache. So far, this associative crèche has only welcomed 10 children, with a rotation of up to three for meals. If everyone comes back, we will have to rethink the whole organization. "For meals and dormitories, will we have to keep the meter apart?" She wonders, for example.
A vagueness that does not spare parents. Whereas before confinement, Thomas took Nino to the crèche every day, his son will only go there two days next week. "I would have liked to take him there for more days but it is obviously not as simple", regrets the young father.