Category: Information for Parents/Carers

With the weather forecast to be hot again tomorrow we are hoping to have some fun with water play. Can you please send a change of clothing in with your child in case they get wet. Thank you.

Due to the amber weather warning of very high temperatures over the next few days we are asking parents/carers to apply sun cream to their child prior to them coming to nursery and to also supply us with sun cream, in their bag, with their names on the bottle. We are unable to apply sun cream to any child who does not provide their own cream and/or has not had the relevant permissions signed. New permission slips are available from tomorrow morning if you require one. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

Nursery Lunches

Over the school summer holidays there will be a change to the lunch provision for all West Lothian Nursery children. During this time the children will not have access to a hot school meal in the mornings and lunches will not be pre-ordered using the ipay system. When you are dropping of your child in the morning your child will be given the choice of sandwiches available that day and they will be provided with a lunch bag, as they currently do on a Friday morning. This will still be eaten in the nursery prior to them leaving nursery at the normal pick up times. Normal arrangements will resume at the start of the new school session, 16^th August 2022, with you continuing to use the ipay system to pre-order your child’s lunches.

At the start of the new school session all afternoon children will have the option of a hot lunch which will be served to them between 12.45 and 1pm in the dining hall. This is a change in time as well due to food hygiene regulations. There is only a short window of time that we are able to serve these lunches, sandwiches will also be available to pre order if your child would prefer these to a hot meal. You will need to order your child’s lunch using the ipay system so that the catering staff know how many lunches to prepare. As your child will be having a lunch early in the session they probably will not require a lunch prior to coming to nursery.

From August we will no longer be able to order for your child, all ordering must be done by the parents/carers using the ipay system that you have received login details for. If you need any help accessing this please contact the school office who will be happy to assist.

As you are aware Deans ELC will remain open over the summer holidays for the children to attend. West Lothian Council have asked that we send out a survey to all parents/carers to gather information on whether you will be using the service over the period of the school summer holidays.

This is the link to the survey

https://forms.office.com/r/rWPEHVDgAF

Can you please respond to the survey by tomorrow evening, 03/06/2022.

Thank you.

We have been doing lots of work around our nursey values, Nurtured, Safe and Respected, in nursery and the children are able to demonstrate a good understanding of what each of our values mean to them. While exploring resources that will continue to support the children’s understanding of these I have come across the NSPCC website and in particular the section on personal safety “Lets Talk About Pants”. This is a really good resource with a  book that can be purchased, a song for the children to learn and a game that you can download for free. There is also a section for parents/carers where there are useful ideas on how to approach this subject with younger children. I  have printed out some of the parent guidance if you would like a copy please collet it from the nursery (between the two doors where we review your child’s care plans) when you are collecting or dropping off your child.

The link to this website is

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/pants-book-shops/

Please do not hesitate in asking any of the nursey staff if there are any other topics you would like information on.