Healthy & Safety
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8. healthy eating
Children at our pre-school will bring a small snack each morning. We would ask
parents/guardians/carers to include a piece of fruit or vegetable along with a
healthy snack and a drink. We have a fridge in the kitchen where children can put
their lunchboxes when they come in the morning.
Crisps, sweets or fizzy drinks are not allowed in the lunchbox. We would like to
save these treats for special occasions such as birthday parties or Christmas.
Reduce, reuse and recycle is very important at our pre-school. The children will
become familiar with the food waste bin, the paper bin and the plastic bin. We
will encourage parents not to wrap their children's food in plastic if possible and
to reuse drink bottles.
Mealtimes are a positive and relaxed time. We believe that eating together
provides encouraging experiences and is a great way to teach good social
behaviour.
healTh & safeTy
For the protection of children and staff, any child/staff member presenting with
the following illness/symptoms will not return to the service:
Infectious diseases/illnesses
Diarrhoea
Vomiting
Temperature of 101 degree F/38 degree C
Headlice
Chickenpox
Measles
Meningitis
Hepatitis
Impetigo
Earache
Complaining of sore head or stiffness in the neck
Persistent cough
Whooping cough
Severe congestion
Contagious illness
The exclusion extends to the first 24 hours of anti-biotics. Children and/or staff
suffering from vomiting and or diarrhoeal illness shall not attend the service
while they are ill and shall not return to the service until they are 48 hours well.
