Health and Safety at Zaragoza SchoolHouse
A child must feel secure in order to grow and learn, which is why health and safety come first at Zargoza SchoolHouse. We are uncompromisingly committed to exceptionally safe, nurturing learning environments for all of our children, parents, and staff.
Exceeding Childcare Standards
Our commitment to safety is vetted from the inside out. Our campus comply with state licensing and regulatory bodies and are held to industry-leading operational standards through national and international accrediting agencies.
We are in this together
We commit to transparent, fact-based decision making in close partnership with our parents and staff. Our top priority is to safely maintain a stable learning environment where each child is supported academically, socially, and emotionally. As circumstances change and evolve, we will evolve with them and communicate changes as necessary.
Safeguarding Children and Child Protection
Zaragoza SchoolHouse has in place a Safeguarding Children and Child Protection Policy and Procedures.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children refers to the process of protecting children from abuse or neglect, preventing the impairment of their health or development, ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective nurturing care, and undertaking that role so as to enable those children to have optimum life chances and to enter adulthood successfully.
Our Policies and Procedures include a safer recruitment protocol.
ZSH Safeguarding Policy
The health, safety, and wellbeing of all our children are of paramount importance to all the adults who work at the Zaragoza SchoolHouse.
ZSH Staff Code of conduct
This Code of Conduct is designed to give clear guidance on the standards of behaviour all staff are expected to observe.
Health and Wellness
We value preventative health measures that actively promote healthier school communities, ensuring families can count on Zaragoza SchoolHouse as a safe, clean, joyful space where children can thrive.
- Our staff perform daily well checks.
- Our Campus Illness Policy utilizes best practices for preventing, containing and minimizing spread of common childhood illnesses.
- We partner with families of children with special health needs to ensure the best, individualized care.
- Staff adhere to state and local guidelines for proper food handling with snacks and meals.
- Our schools are nut-free, and we work with families of children with food allergies to solidify allergy prevention plans.
- Our environments are regularly cleaned, sanitized, inspected, and our staff work with children to ensure proper hand washing and hygiene.
Staff Qualifications
Our staff are highly trained in proper food handling, child development, emergency preparedness, and other classroom protocols that uphold a safe learning environment every day.
- All Zaragoza SchoolHouse employees are background checked and must pass multiple interviews related to qualifications and prior experience. They must also demonstrate a clear love and respect for working with children.
- We extend background checks to applicable outside vendors, ensuring that anyone with regular access to campus is screened.
- Zaragoza SchoolHouse staff are CPR and First-Aid certified.
- We partner with internationally accredited teacher-training institutes to ensure every Zaragoza SchoolHouse educator has ongoing access to training and professional development.
Campus Security
Our campuses are secured 24/7 with enclosed outdoor play spaces. Exits and entrances are monitored, and staff work closely with parents and caregivers for drop off and pickup.
- Only parents and approved caregivers can sign children in and out each day.
- Guides supervise children at all times and are trained to immediately respond to any kind of safety incident.
- All classrooms adhere to required staff-to-children ratios.
- School teams enforce a strict visitor policy, and every approved guest is escorted by a staff member at all times.
- We cover all bases with emergency preparedness including fire drills, evacuation plans, and medical emergency care plans.
