Parent News

Dear Parents and Carers

Many thanks to those who attended our Father’s day breakfast, it was a huge success.

We would like to remind parents that our stay and play sessions are on the second and fourth Friday of every month (2.30pm – 4.00pm).

Apologies

In last week’s blog I stated that the pre school graduation party would be held on July 3^rd when it is, in fact, on Wednesday July 2^nd (3pm – 5pm)

Policies

Please find attached our First Aid policy.

Snails

The focus in the snails this week will be ‘ Exploration of black & white’. The children will have the opportunity to explore black & white paint, play with their black & white family tins and use black & white fish & boats in the water tray, outside. .   Creative activities, this week, include chalking and gluing onto black paper, for our older babies.

Planned activities within the Snails 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.

 

Alisha –  Day off Monday            Leanne – Day off Friday

 

Caterpillars

This week the Caterpillars team will focus on ‘Summer’ which will include art work to create a display and ‘ice play’.  The book of the week will be ‘Five little ducks’.  Creative activities, this week include painting, whilst the encouragement of fine motor skills is a thread to the Caterpillars planning this week, as heuristic play, puzzles and toys with different fastenings feature strongly in the children’s learning.

Planned activities within the 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 – Friday Tara  - Wednesday          

Ladybirds

The current interests in the ladybirds continue to be dinosaurs, ICT toys and the posting box.  This week the children will explore all of the new ICT equipment recently purchased for the children, whilst the team will create a sand and water kingdom for the dinosaurs, with the children.  Creative activities this week, include using different media’s with paint including their fingers, golf balls and cars. The book of the week is’ Listening time’. 

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 – Wednesday     

Bumblebees

This week the children will continue to practise using scissors, with adult support. Other activities planned for this week include making playdough, mixing paints onto cling film, drawing familiar shapes and making marks in paint on black bin liners, using straws.  Creative activities include drawing around each other on large pieces of paper, gluing using string and making a den whereby the children can use the torches to explore.  The stories of the week are ‘The very hungry Caterpillar’ and ‘Phonics stories’.

 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 which is now displayed on the large notice board outside the Bumblebees room.

Days off    Jenni – Thursday     Jani – Monday

 

 

Butterflies                       

 This week the children’s interests are school and super hero’s.   The children will be encouraged to create their very own super hero, practice writing words associated with comic book hero’s such as ‘whoosh’ and ‘Kapow’.  Outside the children will make an assault course whereby the super hero’s will save the princess’.  The team will discuss who else could be deemed as super hero’s such as the police, firefighters and nurses.

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 – Wednesday

 

First aid policy

 

Aim of policy

 

Castle Daycare & Preschool have a duty to provide a safe place of work, with suitable arrangements for welfare. We must ensure that there is adequate first aid provision for children and staff that may become ill or are injured at the nursery.

 

Points to consider

We will provide information and training on first aid to all employees within 6 months of employment to ensure that statutory requirements and the needs of the Nursery are met.

 

Castle Daycare and Preschool aim to achieve this by:

 

A suitable person must be appointed to take responsibility for first aid provision and maintenance of the first aid box under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations. A suitable person is someone who has undergone training and achieved a standard, which is approved by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

 

The person responsible for first aid provision in this nursery is__Kim Elliott_____________

 

Should employees have concerns about the provision of first aid within their Nursery, they should inform the Manager to enable them to investigate and rectify the situation if necessary.

 

The person responsible for the implementation of this policy is the Manager.

 

First aiders will be appointed to assist the Manager in dealing with accidents and emergencies, which may occur at the Nursery. The following three steps are the most important in the provision of adequate and effective first aid cover:

 

1.      Ensure that all employees are aware of the procedures to be followed in the event of illness or injury at work.

2.      Ensure that an appropriate number of first aiders are recruited and trained (allowing for holidays, etc) and that a sufficient number are present in the workplace at any given time.

3. Maintain adequate first aid equipment and facilities appropriate to the degree of risk, including for those employees who work away from site.

 

 

First aid boxes will be located in accessible locations around the nursery and be signposted.  They should be regularly checked and replenished by a nominated person and contain:

 

Guidance card

2 sterile eye pads, with attachment

4 Triangular Bandages

1 Non-allergenic Micropore tape

6 Medium-sized sterile unmedicated dressings

2 Large sterile unmedicated dressings

20 blue plasters in kitchen/ food preparation area

 

Medication and tablets will never be stored in the first aid kit

 

In this nursery the first aid kits are located in:

The office, disabled toilet, shed in the playground, office and kitchen

 

Current lists of first aiders are available to see in each room in the