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Health Care
The nursery is part of the “Smile Too Project” and regular dental inspections are carried out. The dentist also carries out the fluoride varnishing programme every six months with children aged from 3 years. Vision screening checks are also carried out regularly with the children who are in their pre school year.
Medication
If your child is in need of medication during his/her time at nursery you should discuss his/her requirements with the head of the nursery. Prescribed drugs will be given at the discretion of the head of the nursery and you will need to fill in a form which authorises nursery staff to administer the drugs to the child. The head of establishment will give you the necessary form to complete. All medication has to be prescribed and labeled by the doctor/chemist stating child’s name, date of birth and dosage to be given. If your child suffers from asthma you must tell the head of the nursery if there are any activities or specific circumstances which are likely to bring on an attack.
If your child suffers from epileptic attacks you must tell the head of the nursery what emergency treatment to give.
If your child becomes ill
The establishment would welcome a telephone call if your child is not able to attend nursery on a particular day. If your child becomes ill while at nursery and we think that he/she would be better at home, we will try to contact you. In the extreme event of it being anything serious we will take your child to hospital and try to contact you or, if you are not available, your emergency contacts.
Emergency contacts
Parents whose children are in the nursery as asked, where possible, to provide the establishment with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of two contact persons for use in case of an emergency. You are also asked to keep us up-to-date with any changes.