Summer officially begins
Dear Parents and
Carers
Firstly thank you to
those who attended our Mother’s Day Breakfast.
It was lovely to see so many of you.
A huge thank you to Emily and Wendy, our kitchen staff, for providing a
yummy breakfast.
Now that Summer is
officially here, could we please ask parents to provide their children with a
named sunhat and named sun cream. Thank
you.
Please can we ask
parents to take their child’s nursery bag home at the end of their week with
us, as some children share a coat peg and space can be limited, especially as
the children need bulky winter coats and wellington boots for our lovely
English weather. Thank you for your co
operation.
It is lovely to see
many of you requesting birthday cakes for your children, however could we
please ask for at least one week’s notice if you would like to request a
Birthday cake. This gives the kitchen
staff enough time to make it. Many thanks
Policies
Please see the attached
our procedure for the control of communicable diseases.
Snails
The focus in the
snails this week is gross motor skills.
The babies will have the opportunity for ‘tummy time’, whilst some of
the older babies will be encouraged to pull themselves up to a standing
position, with support. This week the babies
will experience foot and hand painting to make Easter cards and explore wet
sand with toy animals associated with ‘Spring’.
Alisha – Tuesday Leanne -
Tuesday
Caterpillars
The current interest
in the Caterpillars is sensory exploration through paint and music. The book of the week is ‘My first lift the
flap,1,2,3’ book. This week the children will be encouraged to interact with
each other during mark making activities. The children will also be supported
and encouraged to create body movements to different types of music. 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
- Tuesday
Ladybirds
The current interests
in the ladybirds are the mountain train track and sand play. The story of the week is ‘I’m a new big
sister.’ This week the children will be
encouraged to build the train track with the help of an adult and to make marks
in dry sand. Creative activities this
week include, mark making with crayons and pencils, gluing and sticking to make
Easter chicks and golf ball painting. 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 building blocks, puzzles and mark making. The children will have the opportunity to
complete simple puzzles in small groups, use colouring pencils to draw, focusing
on the tripod grip. Creative activities
planned include mixing primary colours, discussing the changes that occur . The book of the week is ‘Teeth are not for
biting’. 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.
The Bumblebees team
would like to ask parents to provide sufficient changes
Days off Jenni – Thursday Jani
– Tuesday
This week the
children’s current interest continues to be ‘Spring’. The books of the week are
‘The Mouse’, ‘The red ripe strawberry’ and ‘The hungry bear’. The children will be supported to develop
their understanding of how to care for our rabbits and what they need to keep
them well. The children will make a
chart to show this. Also, this week, the children will be encouraged to make ‘Spring
inspired models’ 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 control of communicable diseases
Aim
of policy
To give clear guidance on how we will minimise the spread of
infectious illnesses.
Points
to consider
The Manager will be responsible for establishing and
maintaining the appropriate Health Authority contacts for information and
notification with regard to the control of communicable diseases.
Contacts are:
The Health Protection Agency’s (HPA) local Health Protection
Unit (HPU):
Surrey and West Sussex Health Protection Unit
Telephone: 0845 8942944
This website gives up to date information on communicable diseases.
Castle Daycare and Preschool
aim to achieve this by:
The Manager or Deputy Manager must notify the Health
Authority and Ofsted immediately of any suspected outbreak of communicable
disease at the Nursery.
Health Authority guidelines indicate that it is not necessary
to operate a policy of exclusion for all child illnesses but it is important
that staff and parents understands when exclusion is required.
Many illnesses are infectious before a full diagnosis can be
made. The Nursery must be aware of its
responsibilities to protect the sick child and to prevent the spread of illness
to other children in its care.
Common diseases and symptoms requiring exclusion include:
·
Temperature of 101
deg F (38 deg C)
·
Chickenpox
(Herpes-shingles)
·
Measles
·
German Measles
(Rubella)
·
Whooping Cough
(Pertussis)
·
Mumps
·
Scarlet fever (Streptococcal
infection)
·
·
Contagious skin
conditions
·
Diarrhoea and/or
persistent vomiting (Gastrointestinal infection)
We will contact the parent to collect the child if they have
three cases of vomiting and/or diarrhoea within a 24 hour period and request
that they do not return for 48 hours after the symptoms have cleared.
A list of communicable diseases and minimum periods of
exclusion is given on the HPA posters available on the office door .
The Manager or senior worker must be informed immediately if
a child becomes ill while at the Nursery.
They will ensure that the child’s parents are notified as quickly as
possible.
If the illness appears to be communicable, the child should
be cared for by a member of staff but kept away from other children. The parents should be encouraged to collect
their child as soon as possible.
If a doctor confirms that the child has a communicable
disease, the Manager will notify all other parents of their child’s exposure to
infection within 24 hours. This is
particularly important with regard to Rubella, given the danger it represents
to unborn children in the first trimester of pregnancy.
The Manager is responsible for the well being of the children
and staff while they are in the Nursery.
No child or member of staff known to be suffering from a communicable
disease or considered too ill to participate in normal nursery activities
should be admitted to the Nursery.
Please check Health Protection Agency’s poster and website
for up to date details on guidance on infection control and exclusion periods.
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