Daycare Owners Are Often Surprised by What We Find in Kitchen Taps
Running a daycare is a labor of love that requires constant vigilance. Owners spend their days balancing early childhood education, rigorous safety protocols, and the nutritional needs of infants and toddlers. Often, the kitchen is the heart of the operation, the place where bottles are warmed, formula is mixed, and healthy snacks are prepared. Because […]
The Critical Step Most Schools Skip in Water Safety Protocols
When school administrators sit down to draft a health and safety manual, the list of priorities is often exhaustive. From fire drills and air filtration to allergen-free zones and playground safety, the logistics of protecting hundreds of children are immense. Within the realm of water quality, most schools have now adopted some form of testing […]
Are Building-Wide Filters Giving Schools a False Sense of Safety
In the wake of high-profile water crises across the country, school administrators have been under immense pressure to provide immediate, visible solutions to water quality concerns. One of the most common “blanket” solutions adopted by large educational facilities is the installation of building-wide, or “point-of-entry” filtration systems. On the surface, this seems like a gold-standard […]
Why Flushed Samples Often Miss the Real Risk in Classrooms
When it comes to the safety of drinking water in our schools, the methodology used for testing is just as important as the results themselves. For years, a common practice in water quality monitoring has been the use of “flushed” samples, running the water for several minutes before collecting a specimen for the lab. While […]