Important Things To Know

Contact Details

It is essential that we have an emergency telephone number of someone we can contact, if necessary, if you are not available. You will be asked for this information on your registration form, but it is important that you keep these details up to date and advise us of any changes.
Please let the staff know if someone else will be collecting your child at the end of a session. Full details must be completed in the appropriate book. Or for more permanent arrangements (e.g. regular collection by a nanny or childminder) a letter detailing who will collect is preferable.
The supervisors must be informed immediately of any Court Order regarding custody, or access to, your child.

Medication policy

When your child first starts at Pre-school, please advise the supervisors of any problems, medical or otherwise, that may be relevant to the care of your child and of any regular medication that your child takes. Please also inform staff if your child has any allergies or food intolerances.
If your child takes any medication which must be administered during a Pre-school session, parents must complete an authorisation form. This is available in your New Parent Pack or by asking any member of staff at Pre-school. Each different type of medicine requires a separate authorisation and must be brought to Pre-school in the original container in which it was dispensed. Please note, Pre-school staff can only administer prescribed medicines. It is also essential to advise staff if your child has taken any medication that morning before coming to Pre-school.

Illness and accident procedure

The supervisor should be informed if your child is absent with an infectious or contagious illness.
Children suffering from sickness and/or diarrhoea are asked not to attend Pre-school for at least 48 hours after the last bout.
An accident file is kept at Pre-school and any accident occurring during the Pre-school session is recorded in the book, along with the treatment given. The parent/carer will be asked to sign a sheet to say that they have been informed of the accident. In case of emergency, if the parent/carer cannot be contacted, the appropriate emergency treatment will be carried out.
We also have a “Previous Injury” book to record any injuries which the child has suffered before coming to Pre-school. A parent or guardian will need to sign this.

Pre-school communication

The Pre-school often needs to communicate with parents about Pre-school news, fundraising events etc. We are increasingly trying to use email as our preferred method of communication and you will be asked for your email address on your registration form. If you are not on email rest assured we will keep you informed through paper copies.
In addition to email, we occasionally send paper slips home with your child and once a term we produce a newsletter with key dates, news items and so on.
Finally do check out the noticeboards up at the entrance of Pre-school and do come along to our regular parents meetings held in the evenings in the Pre-school building.