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Food Hygiene:
All staff have Food Hygiene certificates and all staff are trained in Paediatric First Aid.
Site security:
Our building is secure and is a safe place for your child to learn. We have electronic gates and doors, so that children are kept safe. We carry out regular Evacuation and Lockdown Drills, so that staff children know what to do in an emergency. We carry out regular risk assessments and safety checks on all equipment. We ask you to let us know who will be collecting your child and have a password system if there is a person collecting your child that we have not met.
Accidents at nursery school:
If your child falls over and hurts themselves during the day, we record this in an accident book, and will let you know what happened when you collect them. In case of a serious accident or an emergency we will ring you. Please make sure we have up to date contact details for you and another named person, so that we can contact you immediately in case of emergency. If a child has a head bump, we will call to let you know, families can decide whether to collect their child or if they are happy for nursery staff to monitor.
Illness and Medication:
We follow the Health Protection Agency Guidance for exclusions due to illness, which can found on their website.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notifiable-diseases-and-how-to-report-them
Antibiotics:
If your child is ill and requires medicine, such as antibiotics, we ask that you keep them at home or make alternative childcare arrangements for at least the first 2 days of taking the medication. We are not able to store antibiotics on site.
Sickness or diarrhoea:
After sickness or diarrhoea your child must be kept at home for at least 48 hours after the sickness has ended before returning to nursery.
Calpol and Nurofen:
If your child has had Calpol or Nurofen before school, we ask that you keep your child at home as it does wear off during the day. When this medication wears off, we have experienced instances where children have become very poorly, very quickly. This is distressing for children but also for families who are called to collect and for our staff team.
Regular medication such as inhalers:
If your child has regular medication such as an inhaler, we will ask you to sign to give us permission to administer the medication. Any regular medication will require a form to be completed and conversation with your child's key worker.
Allergies:
Please let us know if your child has any allergies or is undergoing tests for allergies. This helps us to plan our menus and experiences that children have in nursery.
Useful websites for families:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/
https://bhamforwardsteps.co.uk/the-hub/
