Mothers Day

Dear Parents and Carers

This week we shall be celebrating Mother’s Day by holding a  Mother’s Day breakfast in each room (8am – 9am).  All mummies are welcome, all we ask is that if you planning to join us could you please let us know so that we know how many to cater for.

Breakfast will consist of bacon rolls, croissants or pain au chocolat served with a selection of fresh juices.

Next Saturday is our information session on safeguarding children, consisting of our roles within the setting, looking at our own policy and procedures, with information and links on how we can keep our children safe, including cyber safety.  If you would like to attend please could you inform the office.  Thank you.

Policies

Please see the attached our policy for the administration of medicine and the Paracetamol suspension administration policy. 

Snails

The current interest in the Snails are gross motor skills and emotional well being.  The older babies will have the opportunity to practice standing whilst holding an adults hand whilst the younger babies shall be stimulated to hold an adults gaze, promoting eye to eye communication.  Other activities include treasure baskets and playing with musical instruments to promoting the grasping reflex.

Alisha – Tuesday   Leanne - Friday

Caterpillars

The current interest in the Caterpillars are activities that promote their fine and gross motor skills.  The books of the week will be a selection of the action books, such as ‘Head, shoulders, knees and toes’. This week the children will dance to music and be encouraged to pull themselves up to a standing position.  Creative activities, this week include feet painting and chalking.  Planned activities within the Snails and Caterpillars surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.

Days off Jamie – Wednesday   Tara - Monday

Ladybirds

The current interests in the ladybirds are sand, posting objects and painting.   The story of the week is ‘One Ted falls out of bed’.  This week the children will have the opportunity to do gluing and sticking, using sand.  They will also   create their own marks in dry sand. Planned activities within the ladybirds surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.

Days off   Abi – Monday       

Bumblebees

This week the children’s current interests are ‘The post office’ and water play .  The children will have the opportunity to explore with water and mud outside in the mud kitchen and blow bubbles in the garden.  The role play area will be made into a post office to extend the children’s imaginative skills.  Creative activities planned include mark making in corn flour, finger painting and drawing pictures of themselves with the aid of mirrors.   Planned activities within the Bumblebees surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.

Days off    Jenni – Thursday     Jani – Friday

Butterflies                       

This week the focus for the children will be ‘Mother’s Day’, with the letter of the week being ‘M’. The book of the week is ‘I love my mummy’.   The children will be supported to develop their understanding of families and how family groups differ.  Other creative activities will be organised around Mother’s day. Planned activities within the Butterflies surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.

Days off   Stani – Friday   Tracy – Monday

   

Procedure for the administration of medicine

Aim of policy

At Castle Daycare & Preschool, we put the safety, comfort and welfare of the children first, therefore we would expect a child suffering from a short term illness to be cared for at home until they are fully recovered.  However, we accept there are occasions when Nursery staff will be required to administer medication. This policy gives guidance to how we do this.

Points to consider

The definition of the term ‘medication’ in this context is taken to mean any medicinal preparations specifically prescribed for the treatment of non-contagious conditions.

Only the Manager or a senior worker (deputy or senior practitioner) is authorised to administer medicines.  Details of all medicines administered must be recorded on the medication authorisation form.

Castle Daycare and Preschool aim to achieve this by:

·         A manager or senior staff member will administer prescribed medication or Paracetamol Suspension on written instruction from a parent.

·         Children should not attend the nursery if suffering from a communicable disease or one that requires special treatment during the day, change of dressings etc unless staff have received the necessary training. 

·         Long term illnesses or conditions requiring specialist training and support (such as diabetes) will be assessed as described in our special needs policy and individual health care plan will be completed and agreed with the parent/carer.

·         Medication will be stored away from the children in a secure place. At this nursery medication is stored:

In the office or in the fridge in the staff room

·         Medication must be in correct containers, clearly labelled to indicate:

·         Child’s name

·         Date of prescription

·         Use by date

·         Dosage

·         Any other relevant information

·         The parent/guardian must enter medication details on the medicine authorisation form, including:

·         Date of instruction

·         Name of child

·         Type of medication and dosage

·         Method of administering dose

·         Time of dose and duration of treatment

This instruction should be signed by the parent and counter-signed by the Manager or senior worker.

Two members of staff must be present to administer medication – one of whom shall be the Manager or senior worker.

The medication label, the authorisation form and the child’s identity must be carefully checked prior to administering the medication.

Do not administer further medication if the child spits out, vomits or spills part of the dose.  This should be recorded on the administration form (comments).

Replace the medication in the designated area for medication.

Record times of doses on the child’s daily record sheet and medicine authorisation form and alter accordingly if the previous dose is administered earlier or later than stated – (record the reason for this)

For long term medication, such as inhalers and epi-pens, individual protocols should be made, documenting in more detail information about when and how the medication should be administered.

The parent must sign the administration record at the end of the child’s day/ session.

 

Paracetamol Suspension administration policy

Aim of policy           

To ensure that the administration of non-prescription Paracetamol Suspension (Calpol) medication is administered correctly and safely to any children who require it.

Points to consider

Paracetamol Suspension will only be administered in an emergency and with permission obtained from a parent or authorised guardian.

Castle Daycare and Preschool aim to achieve this by:

Paracetamol Suspension will be kept on site as an emergency provision only.

Paracetamol Suspension must be kept in a labelled container in the medication cupboard.

Paracetamol Suspension is for the use of the reduction of body temperature in nursery children who have a body temperature exceeding 37.5°C unless the child’s core body temperature is naturally lower, this should be requested in writing by the parent.

 To help lower the child’s raised temperature:

Take off the child’s outer clothes, leaving them in simply their vest and pants/ nappy. (Cover with a cotton sheet if they shiver). Please keep privacy in mind.

Keep the room at a normal temperature (18- 20°C) or cooler by opening windows and use a fan to circulate the air, but do not aim it directly at the child.

Give plenty of fluids to drink.

Sponge the child’s body and head- not hands and feet- with lukewarm water with a face flannel.

Contact parent and obtain further permission, in addition to the already obtained signed long term preventative medication form for the administration of Paracetamol Suspension

Give the oral Paracetamol Suspension as prescribed by the parent; however the guidelines stated below must never be exceeded.

o     3-6 months: One 2.5ml spoonful

o     6-24 months: One 5ml spoonful

o     2-4 years: One 5ml spoonful and one 2.5ml spoonful

o     4-6 years: Two 5ml spoonfuls

o     Do not repeat dose.

When judging the child’s fitness to stay at nursery take into account the well child policy .