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Our policy

Health and Safety Policy and Infectious Diseases Policy
Our policy is to provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions and equipment for the teachers and the children.
The allocation of duties for safety matters is reviewed each year and arrangements for implementing the policy are set out below.
Overall and final responsibility for health and safety in the Nursery school is that of the owner, Mrs. Eman Scarborough.
The manager is responsible for safety within the school and will delegate particular areas: Fire Drill, First Aid Box, and Equipment and Safety Audit.
All permanent full time staff hold a valid First Aid Certificate.
Whenever a member of staff notices a health or safety problem which they are not able to put right they must bring it to the attention of the manager, the Head Teacher, or the owner.
Accidents
The First Aid box is in the School utility room.
All teachers are requested to use the rubber latex gloves supplied when dealing with open wounds, vomit, urine or faeces.
On enrolment parents are asked to sign a consent form: Authorisation for Medical Aid for the child in an emergency I authorise the staff of The Scribbles Nursery School to seek and obtain appropriate medical attention for my child In the event of an accident at the Scribbles Nursery School the child is referred to a First Aider. Minor injuries are dealt with and noted in an Accident Book. The parent / guardian is notified and asked to sign the entry.
Children with serious or uncertain injuries are taken to A&E by a member of staff if the child‛s parent or guardian cannot be contacted.
An ambulance will be called if a child‛s injury is thought to be serious.
Sick children are settled in a quiet area of the school with a member of staff and await parent/guardian‛s arrival.
Infectious Diseases
Parents are asked to keep their children at home if they have any infection, and inform the Nursery School as to the nature of the infection so that we can alert other parents, and make careful observations of any child who seems unwell.
Parents are asked not to bring into school any child who has been vomiting or had diarrhea until at least 48
hours has elapsed since the last attack.
Chicken Pox - Children need to be absent from the Nursery for 5 days from the onset of the rash.
If your child has not been his/her normal self at home but is not showing signs of illness when you bring him/her to nursery please mention it to the staff and let them know how best to contact you through the day.
Medicines
If a child is on prescribed medicine if possible the parent will administer the medicine outside school.
If not (as in the case of a course of antibiotics) then medication must be clearly labeled with the child‛s name, dosage and any instructions.
The school medical permission form should then be filled in and signed by the parent or guardian.
One staff member will administer the medication, witnessed by another and both sign the form. The parent/ guardian will then be asked to sign on collection.
Inhalers should be clearly labeled.