COVID SAFE POLICY
Updated 28th October, 2021
All Confident Kids Performing Arts/Inspire Academy students and their parents or guardians must comply with the Confident Kids/Inspire Academy Covid19 Safe Policy and associated procedures.
We are committed to maintaining best practices in relation to hygiene standards and will always strive to make our environment safe, supportive, nurturing and fun for all of our students.
Resuming our classes back in person at our studios means that we will need to run a little differently to how we have in the past. These measures are in line with current government guidelines and will be regularly reviewed and updated as necessary.
Our Covid19 Safe Policies and procedures have been developed using Work Safe and Ausdance best practice guidelines and are in line with the current CHO directions.
The Ausdance Return to Dance guidelines can be viewed here:
https://ausdancevic.org.au/phase-c-d-roadmap-information/
1. ENROLMENT
a) Students attending Confident Kids Performing Arts School/Inspire Academy must be enrolled for the class that they are attending.
b) All enrolment, policies and procedure forms must be signed and returned prior to a student being able to participate in a class.
c) All trials and makeups, must be pre-booked prior to the day of the commencement of that class.
2. TIMETABLE
a) The timetable remains the same however classes will conclude a couple of minutes earlier to allow for additional cleaning to take place between class and accommodate smooth change over ensuring density/capacity requirements of 1 person per 4sq. m. as per current government directions.
b) Acrobatics and Dance Cirque classes will resume with the following conditions;
i. Where staff are required to spot a child using a ‘hands on’ approach for safety reasons, sanitising will occur between each contact and masks will be worn by staff;
ii. Students will be required to sanitise their hands before and after using shared surfaces such as acro mats and silks.
3. DROP OFF & PICK UP / PARENTS ON SITE
a) Parents WILL NOT be permitted inside the premises. This will enable us to control the number of persons in each space at any one time and to ensure that maximum capacity/density limits set out by the government are adhered to at all times.
b) This above rule excludes parents/guardians of baby and adult classes, who can attend class with their child, however, this is limited to ONE parent/guardian only and subject to the following;
i. Parents who are required to enter the building for the purpose of baby and adult class will be required to adhere to social distancing, wear a mask, sign in using the government required QR code as well as sign in at reception for contact tracing purposes, should there be a case of Covid 19 at the studio;
ii. Siblings are not permitted (this excludes children under 2)
d) All students must be accompanied by a parent to and from the front door. Students are not permitted walk through the carpark on their own for safety reasons.
e) A staff member will supervise students at pick up and drop off times from the front door.
f) Students must be dropped off within 5 minutes of their class start time and collected within 5 minutes of their class finish time. Students are not permitted to be dropped off early or picked up late as we must ensure we remain within the density requirements.
4. USE OF FACILITIES
a) Students should arrive dressed in their uniform/dance attire.
b) Toilet facilities are open, however students are encouraged to use the toilet before and after class at home, if possible.
c) Parents of kinder age students should ensure children go to the toilet before attending class. Parents will be contacted should a kinder age child need to go to the toilet.
d) The use of bathroom and kitchen facility will be limited to staff and students only.
e) All areas will abide by maximum density/capacity limits of 1 person per 4 sq. m.
5. HYGIENE MEASURES
Students MUST NOT come to class if they are sick or have had contact with a known or suspected case of Covid-19.
a) Students will be temperature checked on arrival for the time being, as added precaution. Any student presenting with a temperature above 38 degrees will not be permitted to attend class and will be sent home with parent/guardian.
b) Students will be required to sanitise their hands upon arrival.
c) Students are to bring their named change of shoes and a named drink bottle to class ONLY. We encourage parents to wipe these items before coming to class and when you get home.
d) Students aged 12 and over must wear a correctly fitted facemask in accordance with government directions. We encourage all school age students to wear a mask inside. These may be removed during strenuous exercise.
e) Where possible doors will remain open, allowing students to pass through without touching door handles. f) Hand sanitiser is available in various locations throughout the building.
g) Staff will remind students of the importance of good hand washing hygiene and ask all students to sanitise their hands before, during and after each class and any bathroom breaks;
h) Regular cleaning and disinfecting will occur, including the cleaning and sanitising of ‘high touch’ surfaces between classes, including door handles and ballet barres.
i) Students are required to use the social distancing markers within the corridors and studios.
j) Students are to refrain from any unnecessary body contact and abide by the social distancing practices in place at the studio (e.g. NO hugging, high five etc). We understand this is more challenging for little ones and will do our best together to promote positive strategies and age appropriate alternatives to maintain our fun friendly environment
6. RECEPTION
a) Reception will be closed until further notice, and will be used solely for the venue Covid Marshall.
b) Inquiries can only be made via phone or email, not in person.
c) Cash payments will not be accepted until further notice.
d) Uniform can continue to be purchased online. Students will be able to collect these items before/after their class time. We highly encourage parents to purchase uniform without the need to try garments on.
7. REFUNDS/CREDITS AND MAKE UP CLASSES
The following is in line with our Confident Kids/Inspire Academy Attendance policy
a) Parents/guardians are responsible for the communicating absences with the Confident Kids Performing Arts School Office.
b) The office must be notified in advance if a student is going to be absent from class.
c) There will be no refunds for students not attending class due to illness AND/OR if government restrictions require us to stop face-to-face learning.
d) If government-imposed restrictions require us to once again close our doors we will revert to immediate online learning platforms.
e) Where there is space in a suitable class, a make-up class will be offered, and must be taken within the same term as the absence.
f) Make up classes must be booked in advance to ensure current class/venue capacities are in line with the government requirements.
8. HYBRID CLASSES
a) In the event that a student is required to quarantine due to being identified as a personal close contact (for example in the school classroom or family member), hybrid classes can be arranged so that the student can participate online subject to the following;
i. Parents/guardian must notify the studio no later than 12.00pm on the day the class is required by contacting 0422 221 461 to ensure video equipment is able to be set up in time;
ii. Parents/guardians are reminded that all policies for online learning remain in place from our time on zoom.
11. ILLNESS PROTOCOL
a) Staff, parents and students must NOT attend Confident Kids Performing Arts School/Inspire Academy if they;
i) Are confirmed Covid positive or;
ii) Have any symptoms of cold, flu or fever;
iii) Have been in contact with an individual who has tested positive to Covid-19 in the past 14 days;
iv) Have been in contact with an individual who has been tested for Covid-19 but are awaiting results.
v) Have been instructed to self-isolate;
vi) If the student resides with someone who has been instructed to self-isolate or is Covid positive.
b) Any individual who has attended Confident Kids Performing Arts School/Inspire Academy MUST notify us immediately on 0422 221 461 or 0430 872 802 if they have tested positive for Covid 19.
12. IDENTIFIED POSITIVE CASE
a) In the event that a confirmed positive case attends our studio, the following procedures will take place in
line with DHHS directions;
i) The studio will close immediately and a deep clean will take place;
ii) Families will be notified by email of the closure;
iii) DHHS will be notified and the studio will be guided by the directions given;
iv) Contact tracing will take place and close contacts will be notified ASAP;
v) Students that are identified as a close contact will be required to isolate and get tested;
vi) For the period that the studio is closed classes will resume online.
vii) Any student that has tested positive is not permitted to attend the studio until they have completed the relevant quarantine period set out by DHHS and have returned a negative result.
viii) Students must not attend the studio if another person in their household is Covid positive.
Please note that any written communication that is forwarded to our families regarding a Covid positive case at our studio MUST NOT be shared on social media without the expressed written consent of Principals Jennifer and Michelle.
Confident Kids Performing Arts School/Inspire Academy has put in place preventative measures in line with the Victorian Government requirements to reduce the spread of Covid 19; however, will not be held responsible should an outbreak occur and you or your child becomes ill.
This policy replaces the original Covid Policy as signed and agreed to on enrolment.
agreeing to follow the above practices set out by the Victorian Government and Confident Kids Performing Arts School/Inspire Failure abide by this policy may result in cancellation of enrolment or a government fine.