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Shepherd Lodge News

May 2012

St Annes Club Day – Shepherd Lodge will be taking part in St Annes Club Day’s Parade on the 7th July. The theme for our float this year is the Diamond Jubilee, so you will see a lot of artwork being started over the next few weeks. The children are welcome to join us on the float and dress up in the jubilee theme such as red, white and blue, union jack or even a soldier, prince or princess. The details of meeting times will follow, please take note of the parents notice board.

Pre School Information Parents Evening – Thank you for attending the Pre School information evening. This gave us a fantastic opportunity to explain the activities we undertake in Pre School, and the reason why the activities take place and how they develop your child. The Pre School will be open on Thursday 24th May 5.30 – 7.00 pm. This will give those parents who are moving to the Pre School a chance to see the Pre School room and meet the staff. The Pre School children are able to wear a uniform which helps prepare the children for school, if anyone would like a uniform form please ask Katie in the office. The path to Pre-School will also be closing and all children and parents need to use the main entrance to enter and leave the nursery. I am sure you understand this supports the nurseries Safeguarding Policy. This will take affect from the beginning of June.

The Diamond Jubilee – The nursery will be closed on Tuesday 5th June as part of the bank holiday weekend to mark the Queens Diamond Jubilee. The nursery will celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee by having a jubilee picnic on Friday 1st June. The children are welcome to dress up in red, white and blue. They will take part in a jubilee parade and other jubilee activities.

Places for September 2012 - We are now more than half way through the Nursery year and we are already making plans for September admissions. Places are filling up, but we are still accepting children’s names for our waiting lists for September. If you would like any additional sessions for September please let Katie know in the office. If you wish to make any changes to your child’s hours please give the nursery as much notice as possible if you wish to make changes to your child’s attendance.

New Bank Account – Please can all parents ensure you have changed your standing order to the new bank account as the old bank account will no longer be used after the 30th May. Please can all cheques be written to Learning Curve (Lancashire) Ltd.

Roadworks – Singleton Avenue will be closed from Monday 30th April 2012 – Friday 8th June
Shepherd Road will be closed from Monday 11th June – Tuesday 3rd July. This will affect the parking when dropping off and picking your child up. Please leave enough time when picking your child up from nursery.

Pre- School Leaving Dates – It is always sad to see the Pre-School children leave Shepherd Lodge to go to school. Please can you arrange to give your child’s leaving dates to Katie so your child’s profile is up-to-date and ready to take with you?

Collections – We are always collecting items such as glass jars, buttons, corks, bottle tops, milk tops, shells, keys and natural objects. We are also collecting children’s magazines and comics.

Exclusion policy – Please can I remind parents of the sickness exclusion policy? I have attached a copy of this to end of the newsletter.

Club Day 2012 and the Olympic Flame - We are very excited about the news that the Olympic Torch is being relayed through St Annes and Lytham from 6.20am on the 23rd June. This is also Lytham Club Day. Our sister nursery Clifton Lodge are considering co-ordinating the two events, possibly with some form of initial breakfast-time Club Day celebration, which all parents and children from Shepherd Lodge are welcome to join in with. Further details regarding this event will follow.

Design our Olympic 2012 Official T-shirt - In correspondence to the Olympics, the staff at Shepherd Lodge hope to wear a London 2012 themed uniform for the duration of the Olympics. With this in mind, we are launching a t-shirt design competition for the children. We are hoping to find an inspiring design that represents the Olympic Games incorporating the famous symbols and The Learning Curve logo. The competition will be judged Monday 14th May.

Dates for your diary
Monday 7th May 2012 – Bank holiday – Nursery closed
Thursday 31st May at 10am Pre-school graduation photograph - Red Frog Photography will be taking a group graduation photograph of all the children who are leaving to go to school. If your child doesn’t attend nursery on that day please feel free to bring them along. Further details will follow.
Monday 4th June 2012 – Bank holiday – Nursery closed
Tuesday 5th June – Bank holiday – Nursery closed due to the Diamond Jubilee
Sunday 1st July 2012 – Shepherd Lodge Summer Fair 12 - 2
Saturday 7th July 2012 – St Annes Club Day Parade

Please ask if you would like anymore details of any of the events

18.3 EXCLUSION PROCEDURE FOR ILLNESS/COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

Minimum Periods of Exclusion from Nursery

Disease/Illness Minimal Exclusion Period
Antibiotics prescribed First 48 hours at home
Temperature If sent home ill, child must be off for 24 hours
Vomiting If sent home ill, child must be off for 48 hours
Conjunctivitis Keep at home for a minimum of 1 day; longer if eyes still weeping
Diarrhoea 48 hours or until 2 clear nappies
Chickenpox 7 days from appearance of the rash
Gastro-enteritis, food poisoning, salmonellas and dysentery Until authorised by District Community Physician
Infective hepatitis 7 days from onset of jaundice
Measles 7 days from appearance of the rash
Meningococcal infection Until recovered from the illness
Mumps Until the swelling has subsided and in no case less than 7 days from onset of illness
Pertussis (whooping cough) 21 days from the onset of paroxysmal cough
Poliomyelitis Until declared free from infection by District Community Physician
Scarlet fever and streptococcal infection of the throat Until appropriate medical treatment has been given and in no case for less than 3 days from the start of treatment
Tuberculosis Until declared free from infection by the District Community Physician
Typhoid fever Until declared free from infection by the District Community Physician
Impetigo Until the skin is healed
Pediculosis (lice) Until appropriate treatment has been given
Plantar warts No exclusion.  Should be treated and covered 
Ringworm of scalp Until cured
Ringworm of body Seldom necessary to exclude provided treatment is being given
Scabies Need not be excluded once appropriate treatment has been given

 

April 2012

St Annes Club Day – Shepherd Lodge will be taking part in St Annes Club Day’s Parade. The theme for our float this year is the Diamond Jubilee so you will see a lot of artwork being started over the next few weeks. We are currently still trying to get a float for the parade – if anyone can help us please see Katie S.

Hats and Sun Cream - Due to the recent warm weather we would like to advise parents to bring in sun hats and sun cream for your child's protection. The staff at Shepherd Lodge will apply sun cream to areas of exposed skin to avoid sun damage when playing outside in the warm weather. Alternatively if you apply cream at home please make your key worker aware, it will still need to be reapplied throughout the day. Finally if your child is allergic to any sun cream please let their key worker know.

Nursery fees – The nursery has changed the bank account they use and as from the 1st of April all fees now need to be paid into this account. We prefer you to pay by standing order but if you must pay by cheque please make all cheques payable to Learning Curve (Lancashire)LTD. Please find attached a new standing order mandate with the new bank account details. You can you can either set this up through internet banking or by telephoning your bank.

Sainsbury’s and Tesco vouchers – We are collecting Sainsbury’s and Tesco vouchers. The nursery exchanges the vouchers for equipment to keep active such as a parachute or dancing equipment. The Sainsbury’s collection point is in the porch near the office, the Tesco collection point will be in the hall way.

Collections – We are always collecting items such as glass jars, buttons, bottle tops, milk tops, shells, keys and natural objects. If anyone has any objects we are always using these objects in activities and decorations.

Club Day 2012 and the Olympic Flame - We are very excited about the news that the Olympic Torch is being relayed through St Annes and Lytham from 6.20am on the 23rd June. This is also Lytham Club Day. Our sister nursery Clifton Lodge are considering co-ordinating the two events, possibly with some form of initial breakfast-time Club Day celebration, which all parents and children from Shepherd Lodge are welcome to join in with. Further details regarding this event will follow.

Design our Olympic 2012 Official T-shirt - In correspondence to the Olympics, the staff at Shepherd Lodge hope to wear a London 2012 themed uniform for the duration of the Olympics. With this in mind, we are launching a t-shirt design competition for the children. We are hoping to find an inspiring design that represents the Olympic Games incorporating the famous symbols and The Learning Curve logo. The winning prize for this competition will be a sports goodie bag and starring on our nursery website. Please see the attached T-shirt silhouette below if you would like to enter. Entries should be handed into Katie in the office. Please download the attached T-shirt silhouette if you would like to enter.

Dates for your diary

Friday 6th April – Nursery closed
Monday 9th April – Nursery closed
Monday 30th April 7pm – 9pm. Pre-school Information Evening - We would like to invite all the parents of the children who will be starting in Pre-school in September to an Information Evening being held at the Solaris Centre. Further details of this event will be given out nearer the time.
Monday 30th April – all week – RSPCA week
Thursday 31st May at 10am Pre-school graduation photograph - Red Frog Photography will be taking a group graduation photograph of all the children who are leaving to go to school. If your child doesn’t attend nursery on that day please feel free to bring them along. Further details will follow.
Saturday 7th July 2012 – St Annes Club Day Parade

Please ask if you would like anymore details of any of the events.
Kind Regards
Katie Southern Ba(Hons) EYP

March 2012

Please have a look at the newly designed nursery website, http://www.learningcurvenursery.co.uk/ The site contains information about each of the nurseries that make up Learning Curve Nursery Group. Parents will be able to access information when logging on using a password. As part of our aim to be more eco-friendly all newsletters will soon be viewed online. However if a hard copy is required, please speak to Katie in the office.

Nursery fees – The nursery has changed the bank account they use and as from the 1st of April all fees now need to be paid into this account. We prefer you to pay by standing order but if you must pay by cheque please make all cheques payable to Learning Curve (Lancashire)LTD. Please find attached a new standing order mandate with the new bank account details. You can you can either set this up through internet banking or by telephoning your bank.

Measles – The nursery received a letter from the Health Protection Agency advising us that there has been an outbreak of measles in the Liverpool area and some cases in the Lancashire area. They are advising all parents to take up the offer of the MMR vaccination. They have advised if there is a case of measles within the nursery those children who have not been vaccinated will catch measles. If anyone has any questions please contact your health visitor.

Sainsbury’s and Tesco vouchers - The nursery is collecting Sainsbury’s and Tesco vouchers. The nursery exchanges the vouchers for equipment to keep active such as a parachute or equipment for dancing. The Sainsbury’s collection point will be in the porch near the office. The Tesco collection point will be in the hall way.

Staffing – We would like to welcome Laura Platt back from maternity. Laura will return back to work part time and will work throughout all the rooms. Laura has worked for the company for nearly eight years and is an experienced member of staff. She will be taking the role of Early Years Professional.

Collections - The nursery is always collecting items such as glass jars, buttons, bottle tops, milk tops, shells, keys and natural objects. If anyone has any objects we are always using these objects in activities and decorations.

Dates for your diary

Please ask if you would like anymore details of any of the events.

February 2012

I am pleased to announce that Shepherd Lodge was inspected by Ofsted and received a ‘good’ with ‘Outstanding’ in many areas, on the 1st December 2011 and the report has just been published online. The web address for this is:
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/309455.

The nursery team were delighted with the result, which included outstanding safeguarding procedures, leadership and management, effective partnerships with other agencies, engagement with parents and outstanding in the children achieving and enjoying. We look forward to developing the nursery further by developing our observation techniques. As you can see our education and partnership with parents is of the highest level and we know is of the upmost importance to yourselves and your children.

Vegetable patch - We are going to be starting the vegetable patch soon and would like to invite parents and other family members to assist us if anyone is interested. The children learn about sustainability through planting and watering the plants and vegetables. If anyone would like to be involved please see your child’s key worker.

Story Bags - We have been developing story bags that consist of books with teddies, toys and games that link to the story. This is a fantastic opportunity to share with your child to encourage communication and a love of reading. If you would like to borrow a story bag to share with your child at home please see Katie in the office who has a log and will sign the story bag in and out. There are lots to choose from including; a tiger and Dora story bag.

Oaktree Children’s Centre – The local children’s centre are offering a number of different courses to parents.

If anyone would like anymore details about these courses please see Katie S in the office or to book a place call 01253 781571 – Oaktree Children’s Centre

Staffing – We would like to welcome Lisa Watson back from maternity. Lisa will return back to work part time and will work throughout all the rooms. Lisa has worked for the company for nearly six years and is an experienced member of staff.

Dates for your diary –
Tuesday 7th February 2012 @ 10.30 a.m. – Chatterbox Challenge – the nursery will take part by singing and signing the turtle song. All children and parents are able to attend and it will last approximately ten minutes.
Thursday 1st March – World Book Day – The Children are invited to dress up as there favourite character for the day.
Thursday 22nd March 2012 – Parents Evening - @ 6.15 – 8 p.m. – you are more than welcome to arrange a ten minute appointment with your child’s key worker. If you are unable to attend we can make alternative arrangements
Friday 23rd March 2012 – Sports relief – More details will follow
Please ask if you would like anymore details of any of the events.

Kind Regards
Katie Southern
Nursery Manager
 

 


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