Meals and Snacks

It is expected that a responsible adult (over 16 years) will bring and collect your child from nursery. In the interest of your child’s safety we ask that you inform either your child’s key worker, or a member of the management team, when your child is to be
collected by someone not known to members of staff. To ensure that our fire register is kept up to date, it is important that you sign your child in and out every day.

Tooth Brushing Programme
We are a Smile Nursery, which means that we promote tooth brushing and healthy snacks. The children are provided with a tooth brush pack, from the Oral Health Team, to take home at the beginning of the first term in August. In nursery, the children are provided with their own toothbrush which is stored hygienically in our toothbrush buses. Children have the opportunity to brush during their nursery session. Staff regularly speak to children about how to look after their teeth and talk about healthy eating. To support the promotion of healthy teeth we would ask that parents/carers do not bring fizzy juice or sweets to nursery. The nursery also participates in the fluoride varnishing programme. You will be given a consent form to complete to give permission for your child to be offered fluoride varnishing. We will advise you in advance when this will take place.

Visual Screening
Your child will also be offered visual screening in their preschool year. We will advise you in advance when this will take place and will seek your consent to do so.