Policies
Jack in the Box Nursery Regulations, Policies and Procedures
This policy represents the agreed principles for Regulations and Procedures throughout the Nursery. All Nursery staff, representing Jack in the Box Nursery have agreed this policy.
Birthday celebrations
The nursery celebrates birthdays. It is optional whether parents/carers wish to bring a cake to be shared between all the children attending on that day. Parents/carers of the child concerned are welcome to attend these small celebrations but we prefer that parents of other children do not attend as this causes significant disruption to the nursery routine.
Clothing
The nursery requests that each child is provided with several complete changes of clothes. It is an essential component of educative play that children are able to enjoy art and craft activities with, for example, glue, paste, paint, sand, water, etc. Inevitably children will transfer some of these materials to themselves and their clothing. We attempt as far as possible to purchase glue, paste and paint which are "washable", but in practice not everything is washable off all clothing materials. Parents should therefore dress their children with this in mind. The nursery will accept no liability for clothing damaged while the child is at the nursery.
Please ensure your child has the following at nursery:
- Wellington Boots/Rain coat
- Sun Hat/Sun Cream
- Appropriate clothing for the weather conditions
- Appropriate clothing for child to manage themselves
- Nappy changing items(if needed)
Key persons
The nursery has a key persons system in operation. Your child will be given a member of staff who will be responsible for the initial settling-in period, this will enable your child to form a bond with his/her key-person. Your child's key-person will also be responsible for keeping a developmental record of your child’s progress. However, please note that the key-person does not have sole charge of your child throughout the day and at times they will not be the person giving you feedback at the end of each session/ day.
Notice of absence
If a child is not brought to the nursery on a day when s/he is normally present, the parents/carers must inform the Managers by 10am with the reason for the absence and the expected date of return. If the Managers have not heard from the parent/carer after five days ( not including Saturday and Sunday ) Jack in the Box reserves the right to de-register the child and offer the place to someone else. If for any reason (e.g. illness) a child cannot be brought to the nursery when s/he would normally be present, parents/carers are required to pay the normal fees.
Personal property
Children should not bring sweets or valuables to the nursery (e.g. jewellery, toys etc), since staff cannot be held responsible for any personal belongings being lost or damaged.
Take home box:
Children may bring a toy to each session from home to share at the end of the session. Parents must ensure this is placed in the take home box at the beginning of each session.
Sun cream
Parents are advised to apply sun cream before each session during the summer season. If your child attends all day a named sun cream must be provided for practitioners to apply after lunch.
Toileting
We promote independent toileting for all children and support parents during the potty training period.
Children are encouraged to ask a member of staff if they need to use the toilet. This arrangement enables toileting to be more closely monitored by staff who are then on hand to supervise hand washing afterwards.
Parents/carers of children not yet completely toilet trained are required to provide sufficient disposable nappy bags and wipes for each day and cream if needed.
Photographs policy
At Jack in the Box we like to take photographs of your children in action and their development/ learning experiences and make displays inside the nursery school. Under no circumstances will these photographs be circulated outside the nursery, used for promotional purposes or posted on the website unless express permission is received in writing from parents/carers beforehand.
(Please see Pupil Information Sheet )
This policy was adopted by the managers and staff in September 2010
Signed on behalf of Jack in the Box
