November Newsletter 2020
New Lockdown Rules, We Are Remaining Open
Please ensure that all parents follow our requirements when dropping off and picking up your child.
Ensure you social distance from others at all times
You do not come to the nursery if you are unwell or a member of your household are unwell
Is your child registered with a Dentist?
It is really important that you register your child with a dentist from as early as possible. During these present times, dentists are offering limited appointments.
However, you can support your child by encouraging and supporting them to clean their teeth properly. Also consider how much sugar is in the foods and drinks that you are feeding your child.
If you need any help or support, please talk to one of our team.
Topic of the month
- Safety
- Fire safety,
- road safety
- environmental safety
- Safety in the home
- Fireworks
- Diwali
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.
Happy Diwali 2020
The children will enjoy making diva lights, fireworks & rangoli patterns
Paying towards the cost of meals
EEE (3&4-year funding) & 30hrs funding extra charge towards the costs of meals will start from October 2020. Please can I request that you complete the questionnaire and return it to the nursery as soon as possible. If you are not happy to contribute towards the cost of your child’s meals at the nursery, you will need to continue to provide a healthy packed lunch. This packed lunch will need to be a cold dinner and not anything that needs to be reheated please.
Social distancing lines outside the nursery.
We have noticed that some parents are not using the social distancing lines outside the nursery door
Please can we politely request that only one parent drops or collects your child, and you use the one-way system and the social distancing lines which are in place.
We do thank you for your support and ongoing good practices to ensure we remain Covid-19 free
Tax free childcare
Please contact your employer if you believe you are eligible for Tax free childcare
Temperature checks for all children
Please can I request that all parents complete a temperature check permission form.
We will check the children’s temperatures before they enter the nursery daily. If their temperature shows above 37.6, they will not be allowed into the setting. If a child becomes unwell during their session at nursery, we will follow our measures in line with Covid-19.
Giggles Day Nursery takes Covis-19 very seriously and are doing everything possible to ensure that we monitor the current situation and ensure that we are doing everything possible to keep us all safe.
Information sharing with parents
Giggles Day Nursery takes parents views and comments very seriously and understand how important it is that you are kept up to date with what your child is learning and how they are developing in the nursery.
Due to parents not being able to see their child in the setting we have implemented link books again, so your child’s key worker will try to write a small amount about what your child has enjoying doing at nursery each week. Please can we request that you also share what you have also been doing and any new things your child has learnt.
The staff are also trying to take plenty of photos of your child so please ask them to share some with you.
We will also be holding our parent’s evenings over the telephone in December 2020. We will ask you to book a suitable time for a staff member to call you.
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
Flu nasal spray vaccine
Please consider supporting the health of your child by getting a flu vaccine this year.
Younger children are given a nasal spray rather than a jab.
Please look up NHS for further details
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 or Chocolate
QR track and Trace system in place at Giggles
Please find Giggles Day Nursery QR code at the nurseries main door. If you have downloaded the government track and trace app you can scan the code to support track and trace.
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.
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 Giggles team
Staff Changes Giggles Isleworth
We will sadly be losing Meg in one weeks’ time as she is moving on to another nursery now, she has qualified as a nursery practitioner. I am sure she will come by and visit us all regularly but wish her lots of success in her dancing and future.
Nadine has also recently left our nursery due to personal reasons and we wish her lots of success in her future career.
We will have a new full-time member of staff joining our team really soon.
Many thanks for your time in reading this newsletter.
