To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone, we ask the following from our guests:

• To reduce the risk of spreading illness, please stay home if you or anyone in your party feels sick. If you have reserved tickets, please contact us for a refund so we can release those tickets for other visitors.
• If at any time before your visit, you or anyone in your party is exposed to, exhibiting symptoms of, or have tested positive for COVID-19, follow CDC recommendations for isolation or quarantine.
• All children must be accompanied by an adult; all adults must be accompanied by a child.
• Keep all food and beverages in the designated areas.
• Remember to watch your children at all times. The behavior of all minors are the sole responsibility of their parent(s) or guardian(s), and parents/guardians may be held legally liable for all acts of the children under their care.
• Please explore with kindness to others and care for our exhibits.
• We reserve the right to ask you to leave if you are disrupting other museum visitors.
• Smoking, vaping, and tobacco is prohibited in all areas within the museum, the parking lot, and within 25 feet of any doorway, window or air inlet.
• Other examples of behavior threatening our inclusive environment and warranting refusal of admission or immediate expulsion from the museum include: theft or vandalism, verbal or physical harassment of a staff, volunteer, member or visitor, using degrading or hurtful language, or being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Weapons of any kind are not allowed in the museum.

• Our water fountains are available; however, you may also bring water or purchase bottled water at the front desk.
• Food is allowed in designated areas, not within the exhibit galleries. Please note that there is limited seating for eating snacks.

Visitors are allowed to keep their strollers with them or use the designated stroller parking area.

Service animals specifically trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability and identified as such are welcome. Animals whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA. Pets are not allowed on the premises or campus. No pets are allowed in the museum.

With the health and wellness of our patrons, employees, and volunteers in mind, KidsPlay Children’s Museum, Inc. advises those who may be ill or have been exposed to those who are ill to remain home.

Illnesses of specific concern include:

• Suspected or diagnosed COVID-19 (fever, fatigue, dry cough, difficulty breathing, and/or loss of taste or smell)
• Suspected or diagnosed flu (headache, fever/chills, lethargy, cough)
• Diarrhea or vomiting (within 24 – 48 hours)
• Conjunctivitis or “pink eye” infection or other contagious infections that require antibiotic therapy.
• Cold (fresh or persistent coughing and sneezing)
• Impetigo (infectious skin disease which shows up as small pimples that turn into red blisters in a circular pattern)
• Lice
• Rash
• Strep throat (An individual diagnosed with strep throat must be on antibiotics for 24 hours before coming to the museum.)
• Any of the following contagious diseases: measles, mumps, rubella, roseola, chickenpox, and shingles. Children with chickenpox may not come until all of the sores are crusted and there are no new eruptions.

In the case of a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case, contact your healthcare provider.  Do not come to the Museum.

In the case of fever, vomiting, or diarrhea, the individual must be symptom-free for 24 hours before coming to the Museum.  For any other contagious infection that requires antibiotic therapy, the individual must complete 24 hours of antibiotic therapy and be fever-free (without fever reducers) before coming to the Museum.

Patrons, employees, and volunteers can help limit the spread of germs and prevent infection:

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects (counters, sinks, doorknobs, etc.).
• Practice other good health habits. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food.

The Museum’s staff may ask a patron, employee, or volunteer to leave if they appear sick for the health and safety of others.

• We have increased cleaning and disinfection frequencies throughout the Museum. We have added additional hand sanitizer stations within the Museum and exhibits.
• “Wash Me Bins” are available for used loose parts and manipulatives (e.g., blocks/pretend food).
• Staff will circulate throughout the day, continuously monitoring and disinfecting high-touch areas, coordinating the collection of used loose parts.
• Bathrooms are open and sanitized regularly.
• The Museum will conduct a deep cleaning each day. During this time, all high-touch areas such as tabletops, countertops, buttons, magnet walls, benches, seats, handrails, trash cans, doorknobs, light switches, and restrooms will be cleaned and disinfected.
• The Museum will continue to source and use cleaning and disinfecting products that are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and EPA-approved.

Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in all areas within the museum and the parking lot when the Museum is open to the public. For private events, the Museum Director might approve an exception if the host meets specific conditions including securing a liquor permit and providing proof of insurance with KidsPlay Children’s Museum, Inc. listed as an additional insured.  Please contact groupsales@kidsplaymuseum.org to learn more.