August Newsletter 2020

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August Newsletter 2020

Giggles Day Nursery • August 10, 2020

Many more children have now returned to nursery after the long break away, due to Covid-19

We would also like to welcome the new children who have also joined over the past few weeks.

Please visit the nursery website for newsletters and up-dated documents www.gigglesdaynurseryLtd

You can stay at the nursery up until your first day of starting school in September 2020

The children that are staying at home are still members of the nursery and are welcome to return when they feel that the time is right.

When you are ready to return please contact the nursery and the manager will discuss a start date. Please allow at least one week so staff can be arranged. A staff member will chat with you about your child’s progress during their time at home and we will require you to complete an All about me. Updated telephone numbers and a health declaration form.

Topic of the month

Healthy bodies and minds
Transition to school & becoming an older child at nursery
Hand washing
Teeth cleaning
Exercise
Healthy eating and lots more

30-hour codes

Please ensure all 30-hour codes are updated if required, before the end of August for the Autumn term.

If your code does not cover you up to the end of the autumn tern (not grace period) you will not be eligible to claim the funding for the term.

Photo of parent / family

Please can you provide a few photos of you and your immediate family. We are in the process of enhancing our family board and would like every child to have a family photo. It can be distressing to the children if they do not have one. You can email the photo if unable to print it yourself.

The Nursery will resume normal, full time opening hours from September 2020

We will also be providing meals and the 30-hour funding families will be charged an additional £2.00 per day towards to costs. This will be invoiced monthly in advance.

Up-dated paperwork for your attention

Nursery Family declaration form
GDPR form

Please can I ask all parents to ensure they have completed a new Health declaration form & GDPR form. If you have not been asked by one of the staff members, please request and complete.

New protective measures and risk assessment is displayed on the website and a paper copy is available if required
Up-dated nursery agreement forms for paying parents.

Transition to school paperwork deadline has now passed

If you have not yet informed the nursery that your child is starting school in September, could I please request that you share this information as soon as possible. You will be required to collect the relevant forms and deliver them yourself to the school that your child will be attending.

Can I please ask you to arrange a time to return back to collect your child’s profile and belongings. We can only keep these for a short period of time.

If you have not yet returned to nursery

You will still be contacted by a member of the team in the next few months and will complete a more about me document and discuss your child’s progress whilst they are at home. We are sure you are doing lots of fun and educational activities with your child. The nursery are uploading ideas and suggestions for you to do at home on a monthly basis, but if you require some individual support please contact on the team.

www.gigglesdaynurseryltd.co.uk

giggleshounslow@googlemail.com

gigglesdaynurseryisleworth@yahoo.co.uk

020 8577 1815

020 8758 0355

Tax free childcare

Please contact your employer if you believe you are eligible for Tax free childcare

Change to isolation period

Please ensure that you keep your child at home for 10 days if they develop any of the symptoms of covid-19.

We would recommend that you get a test for Covid-19. If this test is negative then the child can return to the nursery, as long as they are well and clear of a temperature for 48hrs.

Please ensure you isolate for 14 days if a family member or anybody in your household has a confirmed case or advised to self-isolate.

Home activity ideas

Reading books – on a daily basis
Use the same book for the whole week and encourage your child to complete the story.
This can be changed which is encouraging imagination and creative development
Making home videos
Messy play: play dough, water, sand, soapy water & Shaving foam

Due to Covid-19 the children do not get an opportunity to play with messy play in the nursery.

If your child is unwell

If your child develops a temperature of 37.6 or above, you need to keep your child at home and the governments advice is to book a Covid-19 test. You will be required to stay at home until you either you receive a negative Covid-19 result which you will be required for evidence or you will need to stay at home for 10 days and be cleared of any symptoms before returning to nursery. Thank you for all your continued support in this matter.

Healthy packed lunch

Please can we request that you consider healthy options for your child’s lunch boxes
Sandwiches, crackers, Cheese, fruit, chicken, raisins, natural yogurts & carrots.
Please provide your child with 1 piece of fresh fruit for snack time each day.
Please do not put any items in, which have nuts or fizzy drinks.

Keep protected from the sun

Buggies and scooters

Please can you take home all buggies, bikes or scooters or they can be left outside the building, but this would be at your own risk. Many thanks for your support in this matter.

Other polite reminders

Please inform the nursery of any change of address, telephone number, email address, so we can update these details in your child’s personal profile.
Please inform the nursery by telephone if your child is absent on the day.
Can I ask that you hold your child’s hand when leaving the nursery as the carpark is a risk to the children.
Can you provide your child with a pair of slippers/ soft shoes and wellington boots please.
Lastly can I remind all parents with children in nappies could you provide wet wipes and cream as well as nappies please
Can I ask all parents to follow all up to date nursery guidelines to support the government documents to support covid-19
Share any concerns, ideas or suggestions to the nursery staff or email the setting as soon as possible

Thank you for your support, please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of our team with any requests or queries. We are always happy to help you.

Best wishes Lorraine Norris and the Giggles Team

Goodbye and good luck to any children leaving us this month to start school. Come back and visit.

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