L E A R N
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at Aughton Christ Church C.E. Primary School
Newsletter –November 2015
Calling all ladies!!
Up to now we have not managed to sell any tickets and it would be a huge shame if we had to cancel
this event. We really need your support to organise these events. This particular event really is
benefiting your children as the money we raise will be spent on new ICT Equipment for the children.
Please, Please, Please support us by coming along and inviting family and friends to join you!!!!
We would like to invite all of our lovely mums to a Tropic Skincare Party on Thurs 3 rd December at 6.30pm.
You may remember seeing the Apprentice a few years back that featured Susan Ma. Together with Alan
Sugar, Susan set up Tropic. All of the Tropic Skincare products are made from 100% pure plant extracts and
are cruelty free and naturally effective on all skin types. Please come along and enjoy a fun night and have
the opportunity to try the beautiful award winning, vegan approved gorgeous goodies.
For just £5.00 per ticket you can enjoy mince pies and mulled wine and receive a free raffle ticket to be
entered into a grand draw to win some Tropic goodies.
Learning Information Sessions
Please don’t forget the information sessions that we are holding for you to come along to. We will be able to
show you a demonstration of the Capture Education software that the nursery uses to track and monitor your
child’s learning and development. Each session will last no longer than 30 minutes. You will be able to see how
you can share observations and receive observations from your child’s key person and ask any questions you
may have about the tracking systems we use.
The sessions will be held on: Wed 11th Nov at 5.30pm
Thurs 12th Nov at 5.30pm
Wed 18th Nov at 3.00pm
Tues 24th Nov at 11.15am
If you are interested in coming along please book a place with Mrs O’Loughlin or Miss Johnson.
Christmas Pantomime
Unfortunately this year we did not get very much interest for the Family Christmas Pantomime trip to
Southport Theatre but we were still prepared to go ahead with low numbers as we felt it was a shame for the
interested families to miss out. Since families expressed their interest we have discovered that one of the
nursery children has planned a birthday party on the same day. Unfortunately we will not be able to go ahead
with the trip this year but will offer it again next year.
Annual Parent Questionnaire
Thank you to the parents that completed the questionnaire and returned it to us. We have looked at the
responses as a whole staff team and have discussed ways that we can improve to address the comments made
on the questionnaire. Your opinions are very valuable to us and help us to improve on what we offer for you
and your child. We will shortly be sending home the results from the questionnaire and our actions. As
always, please get in touch if you have any concerns or suggestions.
Christmas party days
Our P.M Christmas party will be on Tues 15th December in the afternoon with a visit from Father Christmas
at 3.00pm and the A.M Christmas Party will be on Thursday 17 th December with a visit from Father Christmas
at 11.00am. Any nursery children who do not attend nursery on these days will shortly receive an invitation to
one of the parties. Parents are welcome to come along to see their child receive their gift from Father
Christmas. In previous years we have asked parents to provide a wrapped present for their child to receive
from Father Christmas but this year we have been able to purchase the gifts through the rewards we have
earned from the Scholastic book orders that parents made, so thank you all for your orders. Children can
come along to their party in their Christmas jumpers.
Special Book Evening – Mon 7th December 5.30pm – 7.00pm
This is a lovely opportunity for you to view the work in your child’s special book and discuss your child with
their key person. Appointments are still available and can be booked with your child’s key worker.
Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day – Fri 18th Dec
We are asking all children to come to nursery wearing their Christmas Jumper for a minimum donation of
£2.00. There will be lots of fun Christmas themed activities for the children to enjoy!!
Winter Wonderland Story Day
On the run up to Christmas we will be enjoying a Winter Wonderland Story day at nursery on Wednesday 23rd
December.
The Children may bring in their favourite teddy and we will be curling up at story time in the snug and
enjoying hot chocolate with marshmallows and cookies.
Xmas Opening
Just to remind you that we will close at 1pm on Thursday 24 th December (Christmas Eve) and re-open on
Monday 4th January 2016.
Nursery Policies & Procedures
Each newsletter we will attach two of our policies onto the newsletter for you to read at home. All policies
and procedures are in the nursery and can be viewed at any time so please ask if there is one in particular
that you would like to view.
This month we attach:
 Allergies & Allergic reaction
 Adverse Weather
Allergies and Allergic Reactions
EYFS: 3.47, 3.45
At Learning Curves Nursery we are aware that children may have or develop an allergy resulting in an
allergic reaction. Our aims are to ensure allergic reactions are minimised or, where possible, prevented
and that staff are fully aware of how to support a child who may be having an allergic reaction.
Our procedures
 Our staff are made aware of the signs and symptoms of a possible allergic reaction in case of an
unknown or first reaction in a child. These may include a rash or hives, nausea, stomach pain,
diarrhoea, itchy skin, runny eyes, shortness of breath, chest pain, swelling of the mouth or tongue,
swelling to the airways to the lungs, wheezing and anaphylaxis
 We ask parents to share all information about allergic reactions and allergies on their child’s
registration form
 We share all information with all staff and keep an allergy chart in the kitchen and at the front of
the Medication file. Where a child has a known allergy, the nursery manager will carry out a full
Allergy Risk Assessment Procedure and complete a Care Plan with the parent and share this
information with all staff
 All food prepared for a child with a specific allergy is prepared in an area where there is no chance
of contamination and served on equipment that has not been in contact with this specific food type,
e.g. nuts
 All of this information is shared with our External caterers.
 The manager, caterer and parents will work together to ensure a child with specific food allergies
receives no food at nursery that may harm them. This may include designing an appropriate menu
or substituting specific meals on the current nursery menu
 Seating will be monitored for children with allergies. Where deemed appropriate staff will sit with
children who have allergies and where age/stage appropriate staff will discuss food allergies and
the potential risks
 If a child has an allergic reaction to food, a bee or wasp sting, plant etc. a first-aid trained member
of staff will act quickly and administer the appropriate treatment, where necessary. We will inform
parents and record the information in the incident book.
 If an allergic reaction requires specialist treatment, e.g. an EpiPen, then at least two members of
staff working directly with the child and the manager will receive specific medical training to be
able to administer the treatment to each individual child.
Food Information Regulations 2014
From 13 December 2014, we will incorporate additional procedures in line with the Food Information
Regulations 2014 (FIR).
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We will display our weekly menus on the Parent Information Board.
Transporting children to hospital procedures
The nursery manager/staff member must:
 Call for an ambulance immediately if the allergic reaction is severe. DO NOT attempt to transport
the sick child in your own vehicle
 Whilst waiting for the ambulance, contact the parent(s) and arrange to meet them at the hospital
 Arrange for the most appropriate member of staff to accompany the child taking with them any
relevant information such as registration forms, relevant Emergency Medication forms, medication
and the child’s comforter.
 Redeploy staff if necessary to ensure there is adequate staff deployment to care for the remaining
children. This may mean temporarily grouping the children together
 Inform a member of the management team immediately
 Remain calm at all times. Children who witness an incident may well be affected by it and may
need lots of cuddles and reassurance. Staff may also require additional support following the
accident.
Adverse Weather
EYFS: 3.58
At Learning Curves Nursery we have an adverse weather policy in place to ensure our nursery is prepared
for all weather conditions that might affect the running of the nursery such as floods, snow and heat
waves.
If any of these incidents impact on the ability of the nursery to open or operate, we will contact parents via
telephone or text message.
We will not take children outdoors where we judge that weather conditions make it unsafe to do so.
Flood
In the case of a flood we will follow our critical incident procedure to enable all children and staff to be
safe and continuity of care to be planned for.
Snow or other severe weather
If high snowfall, or another severe weather condition such as dense fog, is threatened during a nursery day
then the manager will take the decision as to whether to close the nursery. This decision will take into
account the safety of the children, their parents and the staff team. In the event of a planned closure during
the nursery day, we will contact all parents to arrange for collection of their child.
In the event of staff shortages due to snow or other severe weather we will contact all available off duty
staff and/or agency staff and group the children differently until they are able to arrive. If we are unable to
maintain statutory ratio requirements after all avenues are explored we will contact Ofsted to inform them
of this issue, recording all details. If we feel the safety, health or welfare of the children is compromised
then we will take the decision to close the nursery.
Heat wave
Please refer to our sun care policy.