Changes due to Covid-19

• Social distancing stickers are placed outside of the setting to remind parents to keep 2 metres apart where possible.
• ‘Appointment only’ sticker on door
• Staff’s temperature is taken at the beginning of their shift and noted down in the ‘Temperature Log Book’.
• Children’s temperature is taken in the morning and in the afternoon and noted down in their ‘Daily Diary’.
• In the entrance corridor, there is anti-bacterial gel, disposable face masks, wipes and plastic shoe coverings for visitors.
• Reusable face shields for staff
• Ink stamp of Covid-19 atom cartoon placed on children’s hand, encourages children to wash their hands. Sticker given to children who don’t have stamp on their hand by the end of the day.
• Hand washing musical timer
• Hand soaps to match with children’s interests
• Covid-19 capsule box – filled with photos of from home
• Working in partnership with parent’s more – sending homework weekly, advice (washing hand techniques) or updates on Covid-19.
• Replaced group magnet task board with individual magnet task boards – added Covid-19 magnets
• Floor stickers to remind children and adults to maintain social distancing.
• Cleaning schedule is being done more regularly.
• Ladybird House Daily Risk Assessment.
• Children social distance as much as possible, we try to have 3 children and an adult in one room – children play on individual play mats.
• Children to play outdoors as much as possible.
• ‘Catch it, bin it, kill it’ stickers.
• Wall calendar now includes Covid-19 notes.
• Children have made their own face shield masks.
• Planning activities have changed to include more individual play.
• Children have their own Individual Learning Bus which is updated every week with different activities according to their interests. Each bus also includes anti-bacterial gel, face mask, personalised face shield and step by step instruction on what to activities to do during the day.
• Each child has a ‘My Quarantine Journal: A Time Capsule Journal for Kids’ book to bring home and fill in with their parents.
• New Covid-19 books: 101 Games To Play Whilst Socially Distancing, What is Social Distancing? Mr Covid Comes To Town, I Want To Back To Normal Life Covid-19.

Parents

• no parents to enter the childminding house – doorstep handover
• children to be dropped and collected at staggered times
• no ‘high risk people’ to drop or collect children or be down as emergency contact
• declaration of returning back after Covid-19
• no toys to be brought to the setting
• no pushchairs to be brought to setting
• children to bring own anti-bacterial gel, packet tissue and wipes in Ladybird bags
• walk or take car to travel to the setting
• children to wear own clothes and change into uniform when they arrive at setting if they have to travel by public transport

Staff

• Staff to come on the roll
• Staff have completed ‘Staff Vulnerability Declaration Form’
• Staff have completed ‘Return back to work: CoronaVirus Form’