Well done to Sharon for passing the St John Ambulance Appointed Person course in First Aid. This 2 day course provides Sharon with the skills to act as a first aider to other staff members and the general public.

All small businesses with more than 5 employees should have suitably qualified First Aiders as part of their Health and Safety policy.

Jil Pascale, Hayley Martin-Burns and Linsey Brown are also Appointed Persons.

Food and Drinks Policy

Rum Tum Tugger’s provide a diet which encourages healthy eating. All meals are prepared on site by staff holding a relevant Foundation Certificate in Food Handling. We adhere to all storage and cooking instructions found on food labels and packaging.

We ensure that:

• When freezing foods the date is written clearly on the original packaging
• Fridge and freezer temperatures are logged daily and weekly
• All foods are kept in original packaging
• Any foods found past their use by date or look/smell unusual is discarded.
• Any opened foods are kept in airtight containers and cleaned once empty
• Drinks are provided throughout the day for both children and staff
• All foods are purchased from a supermarket or Ashlyns Farm
• Meats are probed to ensure cooked throughout
• Meat temperatures are recorded
• Frozen foods are defrosted thoroughly
• Fresh and cooked meats are kept separately.
• Special dietary requirements and allergies are recorded, with each staff member having a copy.
• Each child has a personalised place mat indicating food preferences, intolerances, and allergies
• Special foods are placed on different plates to ensure they go to the correct child.
• Medicines are stored away from nursery foods
• Menus are devised to be low salt and low allergen
• Where possible, milk and vegetables are organic
• Menus are reviewed seasonally
• Food is handed about permanent members of staff
• Staff may only have plastic bottles of water in the nursery rooms
• Staff may only consume food during breaks
• No chewing gum is permitted in nursery
• Staff are asked not to eat food purchased for the children without permission
• Children’s teeth are cleaned after lunch

Reviewed May 2008

 Amy Davies, senior nursery nurse with the 12- 24 month age group, has successfully completed a St John Ambulance training course in Early Years First Aid.

At Rum Tum Tugger’s Nursery in Harlow, all staff are encouraged to have, as a minimum, external training in First Aid and Food Handling.

We support our staff by providing access to these and a wide variety of other childcare training opportunities.

Exclusion Periods for Communicable Disease/Illness

 The minimum periods for exclusion from the nursery are listed below:

 Disease/Illness                                          Exclusion Period

 Any symptoms requiring antibiotics     First 2 days at home

Increased temperature                              24 hours

Vomiting                                                     24 hours

Conjunctivitis                                            2 days or thereafter when

                                                                     eyes are dry

Diarrhoea                                                   24 hours from last soft stool

Chickenpox                                                Until blisters are dry

Gastro-enteritis/food poisoning            As directed by GP

Infectious hepatitis                                  7 days from onset of jaundice

Measles                                                     7 days from onset of rash

Mengococcal Infection                           Until fully recovered

Mumps                                                      7 days from onset, swelling

                                                                     must go

Pertussis (Whooping Cough)                21 days from onset

Rubella (German Measles)                      4 days from onset of rash

Scarlet Fever                                             Until treatment is finished

Tuberculosis                                             When cleared by GP

Typhoid Fever                                          When cleared by GP

Impetigo                                                     Until skin has healed

Pediculosis (Lice)                                    On completion of treatment

Ringworm                                                 Until cured

Scabies                                                     Until treatment is

                                                                  completed  

Colds, influenza                                     Until temperature returns

                                                                  to normal and symptoms

                                                                  subside

Roseola                                                    Until temperature returns

                                                                  to normal.

Reviewed May 2009 HMB