Useful links for infectious disease information related to early childhood sector

Lots of things you read online especially in your social media feeds may appear to be true, often is not. False information is news, stories or hoaxes created to deliberately misinform or deceive readers. Usually, these stories are created to either influence people’s views, push a political agenda or cause confusion and can often be a profitable business for online publishers. False information can deceive people by looking like trusted websites or using similar names and web addresses to reputable news organisations.

For infectious disease related information, the most trusted sources of information comes from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), local health authorities, and the reputable medical journals. Below are a collections of useful guidelines for your reference:

WHO guideline

https://www.who.int/publications-detail/improving-early-childhood-development-who-guideline

CDC guideline (Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html

Early Childhood Development Agency (Singapore)

https://www.moh.gov.sg/docs/librariesprovider5/default-document-library/infection-prevention-guidelines-for-schools-(primary)-and-child-care-centre-third-edition-2019.pdf