Safeguarding
Please ensure that children are presented appropriately, this includes, good personal hygiene for example; clean face and nose, brushed hair, clean and cut nails, good oral health. In addition to this they should be dressed appropriately for nursery and have everything that they are likely to need including spare clothes, outdoor footwear/indoor footwear, nappies/wipes, long term medication, coats, hats, sun cream.
We also expect that children arrive safely to the setting, if they are arriving by car they should be securely strapped into an age appropriate car seat, also not leaving young children unaccompanied in the car whilst bringing others into nursery.
Children will participate in a range of activities during their nursery sessions therefore, we advise that children do not wear their best clothes.
All staff are safeguard trained and we have four staff that have designated safeguard training, it is our duty of care to record and report any concerns that we may have.
We are also here to offer advice and support to children and their families, please feel free to contact us at any time if you feel you may benefit from some extra support or would just like to discuss any worries or concerns you may have.
They will also access the outdoor area in all weather conditions throughout the day therefore, we ask that you provide wellingtons, coats, hats for cooler weather, sun hats and sun cream for warmer weather with sun cream being applied prior to coming to nursery. We also advise providing spare clothes for children in case of them getting wet/muddy outdoors.
Please ensure that you clearly label all of your child’s belongings! We cannot be responsible for items of children’s belongings going missing if they are not labelled. We have lots of jackets, hats, bags in the coat peg area and sometimes they can get placed on the wrong peg or dropped onto the floor therefore, it can be hard to distinguish which item belongs to which child. As you can appreciate we see lots of children each day and it can be hard to remember exactly what each child was wearing.
Lunch and snacks
We will provide snacks in the morning and again in the afternoon for children with a drink of milk, water is readily available for every child throughout the day. Children should be provided with a healthy packed lunch and a treat can be given at the end. Lunches may include, sandwiches/crackers/wraps/pasta, a choice of fruit, yoghurt, a small treat. Children will always be encouraged to eat their healthy options first. Please ensure that if your child requires their fruit to be peeled or sliced that this is done so prior to being put into their lunch box, grapes and blueberries, tomatoes and cocktail sausages should be sliced vertically to reduce choking hazards. Children will also need a spoon for yoghurts/jelly.
Coronavirus
As a setting we continue to request that you do not send your child to nursery should they display symptoms of Covid-19. Although there is no legal requirement for children to self-isolate if they have symptoms of Covid-19 or if they have tested positive to Covid-19, we would still encourage children to:
- Obtain a PCR test if they are experiencing one or more of the main symptoms of Covid and isolate pending the result.
- Should the result be positive we request that children isolate for 5 days, only returning to nursery after two consecutive lateral flow tests and no sooner than day 6 of isolation.
- If children continue to test positive they may return to the setting after 10 days of isolation, returning on day 11.
As a setting we remain committed to protecting all members of our setting including children, staff and parents and continue to remain cautious whilst learning to live with Covid.
Children will continue to be encouraged to follow good hygiene routines, washing hands regularly with hand washing stations still in place at the entrance of nursery for parents to continue to wash children’s hands prior to them entering the setting. We will also continue to carry out handovers at the door with parents/carers not entering the building, as we have found that children settle better and there has been less illness in general. We have also found that parent consultations via telephone have worked well with more parents able to make appointments, and so will continue to do parents consultations this way. However, should you want to come and have a look around the setting and speak with your child’s key person you are welcome to make an appointment to do so. In addition to this, we continue to request that children do not attend should they be unwell or unable to participate in all activities both indoors and outdoors.
We will look forward to gradually reintroducing stay and play sessions later in the year.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Absence
Please ensure that you inform nursery if your child is going to be absent. This may be due to a holiday, a day trip or sickness. You can notify us via phone, text, whatsapp or email.
If your child has had sickness and/or diarrhea please ensure that they remain absent from the setting for 48 hours from their last bout of illness to ensure that this is not passed on to other children and staff.
If your child is absent due to holiday, illness or a day at home you will still be charged for this session.
Medication
We are only able to give prescribed medication to your child whilst they are at nursery, we cannot give over the counter medication, this includes medication such as cough syrup, calpol and nurofen.
Parent Consultations
Parent consultations will take place during week beginning 11th July for preschool children and week beginning 18th July for babies and toddlers. This is a great opportunity for you to speak with your child’s key person to discuss their development and work together to aid their next steps. You will receive a phone call at your allocated time from your child’s key person, you time slot will be for 10 minutes. Should you require a longer amount of time to speak with your child’s key person this will need to be arranged for an alternative time.
Staffing
We say goodbye to Lucy at the end of August as she moves onto a new adventure at Abbey nursery, we would all like to wish her the best of luck for the future 😊
Daisy will be moving downstairs from September, Daisy is confident within the preschool room and the children are familiar with her, this will also aid in the transition of the toddlers moving to preschool.
We welcome Molly to the toddler room in September, Molly has been a student here and has recently completed her level 3 childcare qualification therefore, she is familiar with the setting and with the children too. She continues to train with us and will start with us a team member in September 😊
Shannon has returned to us to carry out cleaning regimes and help with dinner time cover. It is lovely to welcome her back.
Babies and toddlers- Kirsty, Izzy, Lauren, Nicola, Molly
Preschool- Jade, Chloe, Daisy, Vicky
Graduation party
We will be having a graduation party for school leavers on Wednesday 13th July 4-5. Children will participate in party games and have a disco, they will each receive a certificate and have their photograph taken in a graduation gown. If you have booked your child onto the graduation disco this needs to be paid for prior to the event. Each child will have their photo taken in the graduation gown payments for these orders should be made by 11th July.
Change of hours
If you require change of hours for your child we require 4 weeks notice of this. If your child receives 15 hour funding, change of hours cannot be submitted mid term it will have to be at the start of a new term.
Late Collection
We understand that on occasion you may be late for collecting your child from nursery due to work, traffic, siblings etc. If you are going to be late collecting your child please ensure that you notify us via telephone or messaging the nursery mobile.
Late pick ups are charged at £1 per minute unless we have been made aware prior to the late pick up.
Rotas are set to cater for staff:child ratios and these are completed in line with children’s drop off/collection times, also staff have to collect their own children.
30 Hours Funding
30 hours funding is offered as 24 hours per week, across 3 full days for 47.5 weeks of the year. Please note that there are limited spaces allocated for 30 hour funding, children do not automatically receive this at our setting even if you have applied for it and been accepted. Unfortunately, we are currently at capacity for 30 hour funded spaces.
2 year funding (15 hours funding)
We have spaces for 2 year 15 hours funded children from September 2022, if you think your child may be eligible you can check this online through the link via the nursery website or via the Warwickshire county council website. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.
Creative Flair
Preschool children participate in creative flair music and movement sessions on a Thursday morning, this is charged at a weekly rate of £2 per child and is to be paid in cash each week.
Nuneaton fire service visit
We will be welcoming Nuneaton fire service for a visit on Wednesday 6th July at 9.30am. The children will get to see the fire engine and fire resources and speak to the fire people.
If your child attends for this session they will automatically participate in this activity, if your child does not attend at this time, please don’t worry as we will be having visits from the police and ambulance service at a later date.
Dates to remember
6th July- Nuneaton fire service visit 9.30am
13th July- Graduation party for school leavers
25th July-2nd September No funding for 15 hour funded children
15th August- Only 12 hours funding for 30 hour funded children
22nd-29th August- No funding for 30 hour funded children
5th September- Children return to nursery
Resources
We are looking for some resources to develop our new decking area in the garden, if you have any items that you would be willing to donate please let us know;
- Wooden bird house
- Plant pots
- Wicker baskets
- Weighing scales
- Wooden pallets
- Binoculars
- Large stones/pebbles
- Large wooden cable reel
- Pots/pans
- Garden ornaments
- Plants (real or artificial)
Thank you for your continued support.
Many thanks
Sam and Clare