Health

Parents will naturally have an interest in an infection-free environment for their children, we therefore ask for co-operation in achieving this.  Whilst we are able to accept children with minor ailments such as coughs and colds, we cannot accept children who show signs of more serious illnesses like tummy upsets and childhood diseases such as mumps, measles, chickenpox, etc.  It is important that the kindergarten manager is told of any communicable illness so that other parents can be informed.  The ill child should be kept away from Kindergarten during the infectious period in accordance with our enclosed guidelines and should not return until he or she is obviously well enough to do so.

If you need to send medication to Kindergarten, we require that prescription medicine be in the original, pharmacy –labelled container with the child’s name, type of medication, date, frequency and dosage to be taken.  For the safety of other children in the Kindergarten, medication must be handed directly to the child’s key-worker and must not be left in bags or pockets.

If your child has any allergy issues please ensure that his or her key-worker is aware so that the correct precautions can be taken to prevent allergic reactions.

If a child becomes ill whilst attending Kindergarten we shall certainly look after the child in a quiet area but we would contact the parent or emergency carer so that arrangements can be made to collect the child immediately.

Injuries and Accidents

We take every precaution to prevent childhood accidents.  However, accidents are a normal part of growth and development as children begin testing their movements and discovering their limitations.  In the event your child suffers an injury, other than minor bumps and scrapes, we will contact you immediately.  For this reason it is essential that we have up-to-date telephone numbers. All accidents are logged in our accident books, which you will be asked to sign in the event of any mishap.

In the event of an accident that requires hospital treatment, whilst every attempt will be made to contact you and the emergency carer, if we are unsuccessful we require your consent to take appropriate action.  In the event of such an occurrence, whilst taking appropriate action, we will continue to make every attempt to contact you until we are successful.  If this is unacceptable to you please ensure a manager is fully aware before registering your child at IPK.