Covid-19

Absolutely! We have been proactive in every way possible since the outbreak of the pandemic, going over and beyond the advice from the government and World Health Organisation. We are committed to continue to invest heavily into safeguarding and protecting everyone to our utmost ability.
The health and safety of our children and our staff is our highest priority but ultimately we want you to feel confident about our dedication to the Health, Safety and Hygiene of the setting.

.Prior to the outbreak our nurseries were always thoroughly cleaned at the end of every working day. In addition the nursery receives a ‘deep clean’ at the end of every term. Since March 2021 we’ve taken a number of extra steps with hygiene at the forefront of our mind and these will continue for as long as is required.
This includes installing additional hand sanitiser dispensers at doorways, delivering an enhanced cleaning schedule with more frequent cleaning taking place throughout the day alongside increased sterilisation of toys and equipment. We also introduced fogging machines that uses an Ultra Low Volume Nebuliser that creates micro droplets. These droplets are dispersed into the air, float then slowly fall, disinfecting every surface as well as cleaning the air itself, resulting in a hygienically clean space where bacteria, spores, viruses, pollen etc. have been purged from the air. They are 99.995% effective at killing bacteria, viruses, fungi and spores, they are alcohol free, PH Skin compatible and is safe to use around family and pets. They are also food prep suitable, made with a hypoallergenic formula, non-irritant and non-staining.
Government guidance does not cover any advice related to transmission of the virus through clothes and shoes however we’ve already taken a proactive approach to protecting our families. We already have a no outdoor shoes policy in our younger rooms as we’re all too aware of how much time babies and toddlers spend exploring the floor! All these measures coupled with our enhanced cleaning schedules and that fact we’re not allowing any visitors into nursery during operational hours means that we’re keeping hygiene standards as high as we can.

We all know that social distancing amongst children under 5 is incredibly difficult, if not impossible! In fact we need to be realistic about the fact we cannot commit to a constant distance between children and or between children and staff because that just isn’t feasible however we’re doing everything we can to continue to minimise interactions between bubbles of children, between rooms and between staff.

Parents will be asked to hand their children to a nursery assistant at the entrance. However we do ask for our families assistance with this and taking responsibility to queue where necessary and to keep the appropriate space between other families.