Month: December 2017

There is a measles outbreak in Surrey affecting unimmunised children and adults. Measles is highly infectious. It can cause serious illness and can sometimes be fatal. Vaccination with 2 doses of MMR is the only way to protect children and young people.

 

The first MMR vaccine is given to toddlers at the age of 13 months and the second injection at around 3 years and 4 months before your child goes to school. MMR can be given to older children, teenagers and young adults if they missed their injections when they were younger. Contact your GP practice if your child needs an MMR vaccine. The vaccine is free. If you are not sure if your child needs an MMR vaccine, you can contact the GP to ask.

 

Measles is not just a little kids’ problem

 

Teenagers, young adults and anyone who has missed their MMR vaccination can get measles. The first signs of measles are fever, cough, runny nose and red sore eyes. After a few days, a spotty rash will appear. It starts on the face and neck before spreading to the rest of the body.

 

If you think your child has measles, ring your GP practice for advice. Don’t turn up to the surgery, walk in centre or to accident and emergency without calling ahead. The doctor will make special arrangements to see your child so that if your child has measles – they won’t pass it on to others. Keep people with symptoms of measles away from others to avoid spreading measles, and stay away from school, nursery or work for 5 days after the onset of rash.

 

If you would like more information, see https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/

It is that time again to come and complete your declarations for the Spring term 2018, I just need a parent of each child in pre-school to catch me to fill in the form here at nursery.  At the desk area or in the roundhouse, it will just take a couple of minutes please.  Thanks ALLY

These will take place from Monday 22nd January 2018 through until Wednesday 24th.  Between 6.30 and 7.30 pm.  Please could parents text in to let us know which dates they can make in order for us to spread attendance across the three dates.  We will confirm an approximate time and date early in the New Year.

Parents will also find the nursery document – ‘Don’t Bite, Teeth are not for Biting’ on the information page of this website, which they may find useful at this time.  Thanks ALLY

 

We have enjoyed putting on the Sunflower and Buttercup and Cornflower Christmas Events.

Nursery has a busy week ahead of Christmas.  On Monday and Tuesday we have the Cornflower Christmas Events.  A few families in Cornflower have not confirmed their date of attendance with us, if they could kindly text this to us for our numbers and organisation.  Thank you

Later in the week we have the Primrose Christmas Tea and our whole Nursery Christmas lunch for the children.

 

Rob has sadly decided to cease employment with us due to ill health and will be taking a couple of months out to recover.

David will be moving on at the end of the year.  We have had lots of fun over the last seven years, especially making the Men in Playwork DVD for Surrey County Council!  His presence will be missed by many families.  Good luck Dave. . .

For those who are not aware, Afsheen is expecting her second child.  ‘Congratulations’.  Afsheen will have a break from nursery later in 2018.

Emily (my manager) has confirmed her intention to return to nursery in 2018.  We will let you know when to expect her in due course.

We have new staff to introduce in 2018, we will offer an introduction evening for the whole staff team in January.  Individual photo introductions will go onto the website and notice boards at the nursery exit point as always.