The Every Child Matters Framework
has a ‘be healthy’ outcome. This policy
ensures the children attending St Marys Nursery @ Wensley Fold Children’s
Centre are safeguarded from accidental injury caused by the sun.
At St Mary’s Nursery we want staff and children to enjoy the
sun safely. We will work with staff and parents to achieve this through:
Education –These
measures are in place from now on:
- Staff
will include sunsmart issues within the planning for the children’s
learning.
- One
safety message of the month is ‘sun awareness’ this is during the month of
May each year. The sunsmart policy and poster will be displayed on the
safety message board in the entrance.
- Parents
and guardians are made aware of what we do about sun protection and how
they can help. (in brochure pack)
- We
will review the sun protection policy on a yearly basis at staff meetings
to re-enforce the importance of this policy to staff.
Protection – this
is more of an ongoing process.
Shade
- We
have shaded areas within each outdoor space.
- Staff
will aim to provide outdoor activities under the shaded areas – during the
hours of 11:00am and 3:00pm (if it is really hot children will stay inside
between the hours of 11:00am and 3:00pm).
Timetabling
- Children
will spend more time outside before 11:00am and after 3:00pm (unless under
the shaded areas), in hot weather.
Clothing
- We
will actively encourage children to wear a hat when playing outside from
May (if weather becomes hotter sooner this will be changed) each year.
- Notices
will be placed around the setting reminding parents to bring in a hat for
their child.
Sunscreen
- It
is parent’s responsibility to provide high factor sun cream, for staff to
apply if their child attends the facility for longer than a 3 hour period.
- Parents
give written consent for staff to apply sun cream to their child (on the
child detail forms).
- Parents
of children who access 3 hours or less childcare must apply sun cream
before the session begins.
- There
is an option for ’non application of sun cream’ for those children who’s
lack of vitamin D is greater risk then UV rays. (Parents will be asked to
sign a declaration)
