As we learn more about COVID-19 every day, we understand many of you are feeling concerned and confused. The safety of our families, our staff, and our communities are of utmost importance to us at BBMA. We are committed to providing each of you the necessary resources and information you need during this unprecedented time. Check back regularly as we add more resources.
We have put together an FAQ resource to ease any concerns you may have as children return to or continue to be in BBMA’s care. We encourage you to learn more by visiting our Safety FAQ page.
BBMA CleanPlay is an industry-leading initiative aimed to protect the health and safety of all children in our care.
The health and safety of our students, families, and staff has always been our #1 priority at BBMA, and our CleanPlay initiative incorporates our CDC-approved safety practices, such as daily temperature checks, strict handwashing and social distancing measures, mask requirements for staff, visitor limitation, modified pick-up and drop-off procedures, and the use of an EPA-registered disinfectant, to ensure parents have absolute confidence to return to work and leave their children in BBMA’s care.
Learn more about our extensive health and safety measures below or check out our Safety FAQ page for more information on our CleanPlay initiative.
As BBMA locations remain open and continue to serve our communities to help those on the front lines, we are taking extreme measures and several serious protocols to maximize the health and safety of our children, families, and staff.
We are monitoring this situation day to day to make sure we are providing the right support to our staff, our parents and our community as the situation rapidly evolves. We want to be diligent, informed, and safe in every decision we make. For more information about COVID-19, please review the resources below:
South Carolina
All schools open and no change to their regular operating hours
Georgia
All schools open and no change to their regular operating hours
North Carolina
All schools open and no change to their regular operating hours
Alabama
All schools open and no change to their regular operating hours
Tennessee
All schools open and no change to their regular operating hours
New Jersey
All schools open and no change to their regular operating hours
Florida
All schools open and no change to their regular operating hours
Texas
All schools open and no change to their regular operating hours
For those parents who have decided to keep your children at home during this crisis, we support you in making the best decision for the health and safety of your family. We are here to work with you on your enrollment status, as well as provide resources you can use with your children at home to ensure they are staying engaged and progressing developmentally.
If you haven’t yet discovered our Big Blue Marble At-Home Facebook community, we encourage you to join the group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BBMAatHome. This community is meant to provide our families with creative activities, lessons, and fun ways to keep children engaged while many of you are at home. We’ve loved seeing our parents and students engage with our directors on this digital platform and participate in an array of activities.
We’ve kept our doors open to support our communities - the first responders, essential workers, and parents who couldn’t work from home and depended on childcare. We have been honored to support them as they have been on the front lines keeping our country running.
Our teachers and staff have made this possible. They come to work every day to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children in our care.
“During Covid-19 my son has been home. One of the days we picked up his little lunch at school. Miss Destiny saw him in the car and he got so excited. It brings joy to our hearts knowing our child is loved and well cared for by his daycare!”
--Nicole Freeman, parent at BBMA Greenville, Banking Way