Registration, health & safety

Nursery registration

Daisy Chain Nursery is registered with Ofsted, and complies with all their nursery requirements. Please visit the Ofsted site for more details.

All nursery equipment conforms to safety standards and is regularly checked.

We are also a National Day Nursery Association member, which provides us with information on developments in childcare within the UK.

Nursery Education Grant

As we are Ofsted-inspected, we are registered for the nursery education grant. For details on the grant please visit here.

Insurance

Daisy Chain Nursery has comprehensive insurance, which covers employers and public liability, and you are welcome to view details at Daisy Cottage at any time.

Special clothes

We will provide your child with a Daisy Chain pump-bag as part of your child's joining pack.

You will need to provide indoor shoes/ pumps.

Nappies are also to be provided, however nappy cream will be supplied by the nursery.

Meals

All diets can be catered for and the meals provided are breakfast, lunch and light tea.

The nursery menus are prepared in line with recommendations from the community dietician and in accordance with the guidelines laid down in Eating Well For The Unders 5s In Childcare.

Parents are requested to provide any formula milk should their children require it.

Medication

If your child requires medication whilst under our care, please supply written authorisation for us to administer medicine. We can only administer prescribed medicine, authorised medicine from a Doctor; (authorisation forms are available from the nursery upon request.)

Certain medical illnesses may warrant exclusion from the nursery. Details of such illnesses can be obtained from the Officer in Charge/Deputy Officer.

Equal opportunities

Daisy Chain Nursery operates an equal opportunities policy.

All children, adults and carers are treated as individuals, taking into account religious, ethnic, cultural and other preferences and origins.

On a day to day basis this means that:

• All carers must ensure that children are provided with information about different cultures.
• Every child is encouraged to develop and learn without prejudice.
• Equal Opportunities are fully integrated into our activities and displays positively reflecting the history and culture of living in a multicultural society.
• All play activities reflect non-sexist and non-racist attitudes.
• Role playing situations, books, posters, story telling, food & cooking activities, dressing up, jigsaws, and music are all used to emphasise our non-racist and non-sexist attitudes.