Mealtime best practices and infection control in early care and education centres during COVID-19.
Joanna Farrer MackieJennifer MarshallAbbey AlkonHeewon L GrayDavid HimmelgreenRussell S KirbyPublished in: Child: care, health and development (2022)
Current recommendations do not allow children to self-serve, which previously was a key best practice. ECE centres that have successfully integrated COVID-19 modifications and maintained mealtime best practices-perhaps in a new form-can serve as examples for others. These findings are generalizable to ECE centres in Florida and could be compared with other states.