Health news

Hello everyone ,

I had an email today from the Infant and Toddler Forum , who are contacting all members to let them know that the British Dental Health Association have issued a warning regarding young  children drinking too much fruit juice - this is leading to increases in dental decay in pre-school children.
The ITF have issued a factsheet and tips for parents https://www.infantandtoddlerforum.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=4bec6038-c2e3-43a4-b74b-63d63b059652&groupId=11528&utm_source=emp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=itf-apr2013

While on the subject of health , can I please remind you that if your child is unwell they should not come to nursery . Bringing children back to nursery before they are fully well makes their  recovery much longer and they will be more likely to pick up any other virus/infection as their immune system will be lowered. If your child has been prescribed antibiotics , please do not bring them straight back to us after the doctors appointment - these medicines need time to take effect- at least overnight . We do appreciate that it can be  difficult for working parents , but these viruses/infections can be highly contagious and affect not just your child but all  children at the nursery , their families and the staff . The NHS guidance for children in daycare even for a cold (on display on noticeboards) is that they do not attend until fully recovered- please help us to keep everyone as healthy as we can by following these. The  health and safety of all the children is our primary concern - if we ask you to take your child home , or refuse admittance , it is because we don't think they are well enough to be here or they are returning before  the recommended exclusion times .

Grounds for Learning , the organisation who donated the lovely fruit tress for our orchard , have been in touch with us. They would like us to send pictures of the progress to be posted on their website . Letters and permission forms for this have been sent out to you if your child appears in any of these - please return to us asap- thank you . Once on the site , I'll post a link .

And speaking of websites - our new site is now online although its not totally finished - we will be making some adjustments to it over the next few weeks , but the basic site is now in place . Please have a look and tell us what you think   http://www.craigtonlodgenursery.co.uk/

Its been sometime since I've mentioned Easy Fundraising so here we go........... please sign up at   www.easyfundraising.org.uk . Once registered , each time you shop online , you can raise funds for us . It doesn't cost you a penny - in fact there are lots of special offers and discounts so you could even save money . There are hundreds of retailers participating so you're bound to use at least one of them .You can download their find and remind tool which will tell you when you're visiting a participating site so you don't even need to remember to log in. Its a really, really  easy way to raises funds . We currently have 19 supporters who have raised over £500 in the last 2 years just by shopping online- please join us !

Did someone mention fundraising???????? A reminder that tickets are now on sale for our family Funday on Saturday 1st June 12-3pm . We're also now accepting donations for the raffle- anything you can spare will be greatly appreciated!

And finally don't forget that the nursery will be closed on Mayday - Monday 6th May