Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Lockdown 2 and what we are doing to stay safe

  Fri 06 Nov 2020

  As the country goes into its second national lockdown, here at Hatch Warren and Kempshott Under Fives we are doing all that we can to continue to stay safe and operate as normally as possible for our children.

  We will now not be allowing any visitors or parents inside the settings, only staff and children. Visitors and parents may still speak to Managers in our outside spaces and all drop offs and pick ups are from our garden gates.

  Both of our preschools have very strict cleaning measures in place and toys and surfaces are wiped down at regular intervals throughout the day and after home time. Staff and children wash and sanitise hands regularly through the day - and the children have adapted to these stricter hygiene measures brilliantly.

  We are required to have doors and windows open to increase ventilation, so preschool will feel colder than usual but we are staying well ventilated.

  We are also making the most of our wonderful gardens and outdoor space and the children are spending as much time as possible outside, this includes going for fun walks across the fields and exploring in the woods.

  For education settings teaching pupils in year 6 and below, there is no change to the existing position on the use of face coverings following the announcement on the new national restrictions. It is not mandatory for staff to wear face coverings. In situations where social distancing between adults is not possible (e.g: moving around in corridors and communal areas), settings have the discretion to recommend the use of face coverings for adults on site. So please follow your preschool's guidance on adult face coverings.

  We have communicated useful links and websites and details of how to get tests to all parents in our newsletters.

  Children should not come into preschool if they, or any household members, are displaying symptoms of coronavirus (a new continuous cough, a high temperature, a loss or change to your sense of taste or smell). They must stay at home, self isolate, and get a test. 

  To read the full government guidance for education and childcare settings, click here 

• September 2020. Split Childcare Provision Guidance

  Thu 24 Sep 2020

  We are accepting children that attend an additional childcare provider. The Dfe 

  guidance states that children should use only one setting where possible. This is of course an ideal scenario and reduces transmission risks, but we understand that for some families it is not possible to use only one provider. If you do use more than one childcare provider please let us know as our procedure is to share covid risk assessments with additional providers so that we each understand what measures are being taken to avoid the risk of transmission. We also, understandably, must stay in close contact with additional providers. Please feel free to chat more about this with your preschool manager at any time.

• COVID-19 SYMPTOMS AND SELF ISOLATION

  Thu 24 Sep 2020

  COVID-19 Symptoms and Self Isolation

   

  Please do not send a child in if they, or any other household members, are showing symptoms of coronavirus. If they are showing symptoms, keep them and the household at home, self-isolate, and try to get a test. 

  Self-isolation impacts the child and households members, including parents/carers and siblings. If a child or adult has a new continuous cough, a high temperature, or loss of taste or smell, then the child/adult as well as their household must self-isolate immediately. 

   

  Please read the NHS guidance on:

   

  SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS IN CHILDREN- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/coronavirus-in-children/

   

  NHS SYMPTOMS CHECKER- https://111.nhs.uk/service/COVID-19?Campaign=&StartParameter=

   

  WHEN TO SELF ISOLATE– https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-and-treatment/when-to-self-isolate-and-what-to-do/

   

  HOW LONG TO SELF ISOLATE– https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-and-treatment/how-long-to-self-isolate/

   

  WHAT TEST RESULTS MEAN– https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/what-your-test-result-means/

   

  TESTING INFORMATION - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/get-a-test-to-check-if-you-have-coronavirus/