Parent News

Dear Parents and Carers

It is lovely to hear all about your holidays from the children, the pre-school children are very keen to share their excitement with us about having to get up in the middle of the night to go on holiday.

Within pre-school our bird feeders have not attracted the birds during the day, although one child has seen a bird fly over them, we perhaps need to set up a camera to see if they visit us when we have gone home.

Just some gentle reminders for you this week:

·         Please can you remember to sign your children in and out of the nursery

·         Butterflies and Bumblebees would like to remind you that your child has a tray where they put all there art work so do remember to check it for the latest masterpiece.

·         Also in Butterflies and Bumblebees, can we remind you to take your child’s bag and coat home each night as space on the pegs is rather tight.

 

Policies

Please find attached our First Aid policy.

Snails

The focus in the snails this week will continue to be creative and sensory exploration.  The children will be encouraged to explore the musical instruments, push and pull toys and bead mazes. Creative activities, this week, include feather painting, gluing with sand and coloured water play. The children will also have some tummy time as well as exploring the mirrored pebbles.

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                      

 

Caterpillars

This week the Caterpillars team will focus on physical development, role play and sound, music and movement.   The children will investigate the tents and tunnels, the soft play, the animal puppets, heuristic play as well as taking part in Custard music sessions.   Creative activities this week include painting and corn flour play.  The books being explored this week are the children’s family books.

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 – Tuesday (Day off)    Tara  - Monday (Day off) 

Ladybirds

The current interest in the Ladybirds is sand and block play.  This week the children will be build sand castles, paint with blocks and drive the cars in the sand. Also the children will have the opportunity to build towers with the wooden blocks, make a bus with the mega blocks and play in the big sand pit. The book of the week is ’Llama, llama red pyjama’.   Creative activities this week include sand gluing and scooping and pouring gloop.

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 – Thursday (Day off)        Kim – Annual leave    Naomi – Annual leave

Bumblebees

This week the children’s interest is fruit, the children will be tasting fruit from around the world, and fruiting printing. To help the children develop their understanding of the world they will be playing simple computer games, taking photos with the camera and exploring puzzles of people who help us.  Activities to support creative development include body painting, colour mixing and corn flour play. To support mathematical development the children will have the opportunity to make cakes and weigh the ingredients, finding numbered bean bags in the garden and playing hop scotch in the garden.

 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      

Jani – Thursday (Day off)           Jenni – Monday  (Day off)     Amy – Monday (Day off) 

 

Butterflies

This week the children’s interest is water and exploring some of the ways we use water in our lives. We shall investigate ways in which we can go across water and make our own paper boats which we shall race using the power of wind (blowing through straws!). We shall look at the water cycle and try to make a rainbow using water and the sun; we shall also endeavour to have the paddling pool out (weather permitting) so please ensure your child has a change of clothes please. Our story of the week is ‘The big red bath’. The key group activities this week include making 3d dinosaur models, practicing yoga and exploring magnets.

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  (Day off)       Tracy – Tuesday (Day off)    Lee – Annual Leave

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 at:

The office, Disabled toilet, Kitchen and garden shed

 

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