The Walsall Early Years team have contacted us to say they are starting to see an increase in confirmed/suspected norovirus outbreaks in the community.
We can all help to reduce the number of outbreaks by making sure everyone washes their hands. This should take as long as singing "Happy Birthday" twice (around 20 seconds) using warm water and liquid soap. Handwashing should be completed;
Please remember alcohol hand gel should not replace washing hands if hands are visibly soiled or when there are gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting) cases in your setting. This short video will show you how to properly wash your hands https://www.nhs.uk/video/Pages/how-to-wash-hands.aspx It is also important to;
If you notice symptoms If someone develops symptoms of diarrhoea and/or vomiting - they are advised that they do not return to school/nursery/work until they are 48hrs symptom free. Please see NHS choices website for more information https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diarrhoea-and-vomiting/ More Information For further outbreak information please see chapter 4 using below link and appendix 3 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-protection-in-schools-and-other-childcare-facilities Whilst we do not serve these drinks at nursery we know that many parents may have these at home and an alert has been issued due to the choking hazard of the lid. The items recalled are:
24 x 200ml Multi Pack Apple and Blackcurrant (Tesco and Costco) 200ml Single Apple and Blackcurrant (McDonalds) Further information can be found at: https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-33-2019 Source - Food Standards Agency To celebrate the birth of the new royal baby, Archie Harrison, Platform Room children have been painting lovely pictures!
A huge thank you to all parents, carers and children that have worked extremely hard on such lovely Easter creations. Well done to all who took part!
Just a reminder that nursery will be closed on Friday 19th April and Monday 22nd April, reopening on Tuesday 23rd April . We hope you all have a wonderful Easter and a much deserved rest. From all at The Old Railway House Nursery, Happy Easter! Its that time of year again when we look at new life and life cycles, this year, as well as looking at the life cycle of a caterpillar we are also rearing stick insects! Here are some pictures of our stick insect eggs and our baby caterpillars, we will keep you posted on their development.
On Friday 29th March we said a sad farewell (but not goodbye!) to Katie who has been given the amazing opportunity of working abroad for 6 months., We wish Katie all the best of luck in making her new memories.
Whilst one member of staff leaves we are also welcoming back an old face to nursery, some of our long standing parents may remember Vicky, the manager of the nursery who left to have her baby in 2015. Vicky will be returning to us on Tuesday 30th April and will be working in the outdoor classroom. Vicky has got many years of experience and now that her children are a little older wants to get back into the job that she loves. We are pleased to announce that Jess gave birth to a healthy 7lb baby girl, Aubree Rose on Sunday 31st March, such an amazing Mother's Day present! Mother and baby doing really well, congratulations to Jess and her lovely family.
On Saturday 2nd March, Amy, Emma, Clare, Sarah, Stacey, Jess, Sophie, Chloe and Kerry completed their first part of their Level 3 Paediatric First Aid refresher. The day consisted of learning how to give life saving first aid such as dealing with choking, giving chest compression's and rescue breaths, using a defibrillator and dealing with blood loss. Here are a couple of photos of the learning that took place.
With thanks to First Response First Aid Ltd On Friday 15th March 2019 we will be raising funds for Comic Relief by having a crazy hair day! So come along and show us your wackiest hair styles.
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