Rose Buddies Childcare will promote a healthy lifestyle and a high standard of hygiene in its day-today work with children and adults. This will be achieved in the following ways:-

 

• Food

• Outdoor play

• Illness

• Information sources

• Hygiene

 

Food

All meals and snacks provided will be nutritious and due attention will be paid to the

children’s particular dietary requirements. When cooking with children as an activity, adults will wear appropriate clean clothing and wash both their own and the children’s hands before handling food.

 

The food provided will be healthy and wholesome, promoting and extending the children’s understanding of a healthy diet.

 

Outdoor Play

Children have the opportunity to play in the fresh air throughout the year, either in the Nursery outside areas or on outings. Outdoor play is an important part of nursery life and we have free-flow access to outdoors for as much of the day as possible, even when it is raining, windy, snowing, sunny as this forms part of good practice and supports and extends children’s learning.

 

Illness

We have a separate Sickness and medication policies that can be found within our safeguarding procedures.

 

Information Sources

The Nurseries will maintain links with Children’s Centre’s, Health Visitors and the vast expertise and experience of other early years professionals across Thurrock.

 

Parents/carers will have the opportunity to discuss health issues with the staff and have

access to information available to the Day Nursery.

 

Hygiene

To prevent the spread of all infection, adults in the Day Nursery should ensure the following

good practices are observed:-

 

1.  Personal Hygiene

 

• Hands washed after using the toilet

• Children with pierced ears will not be allowed to try on or share each other’s earrings

• Tissue’s will be available and children, if able, encouraged to blow and wipe their noses as necessary. Soiled tissues will be disposed of hygienically in the bins provided in each room.

• Children will be encouraged to shield their mouths when coughing

• There will be a minimum of one toilet and one washbasin available per ten

• Children.

• Potties, trainer seats for toilets, nappy changing facilities and the provision for

• discarding disposable nappies will be available

• Hygiene rules related to bodily fluid will be followed with particular care, and all staff and volunteers will be aware of how infections, including HIV infection, are transmitted.

 

1.  Cleaning and Clearing

 

• All toilets, potties, toilet seats and changing mats will be sprayed and wiped with a sanitising concentrate in-between each child’s use, to stop the risk of possible cross infection of as yet unknown infections

• Spills of blood, vomit or excrement should be wiped up and flushed down the

• toilet. Rubber gloves will always be used when cleaning up spills of body fluids.

• Floors and other affected surfaces will be disinfected with sanitising concentrate according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

• Fabrics contaminated with body fluids will be thoroughly washed in hot water.

• Spare laundered pants and other clothing will be available in case of accidents.

• Polythene bags will be available in which to wrap soiled garments.

 

1. Food

 

The Nursery will observe current legislation regarding food hygiene, registration and

training. In particular each adult will:-

• Always wash hands under running water before handling food and after using

• the toilet

• Ensure the kitchen is free from contamination, eg rodents, flies, etc

• Never cough or sneeze over food

• Use different cleaning cloths for kitchen and toilet areas

• Prepare raw and cooked foods in separate areas