At Wellybobs, the safety of our children is paramount, and it is our policy that all our staff hold a current Paediatric First Aid Certificate and staff are required to attend an annual Paediatric First Aid refresher course. Our Medicine and Sickness policy follows the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and the guidelines set out in the Managing Medicines in Schools and Early Years Settings recommendations. Your child must be well enough to attend nursery so that they can enjoy and participate in all activities both indoors and outdoors.                         

We will only accept medicines into the nursery when the medicine is essential to your child’s well-being and health. We will only administer medicines where we have received prior written consent by a parent. We will only accept medicines that have been prescribed by a doctor, dentist, nurse or pharmacist. Medicine must always be provided in the original container as dispensed by the pharmacist and it must clearly show your child’s name, the prescription date, the expiry date, the dose and frequency and method of administering the medicine and how the medicine should be stored. Medicine will only be administered by an approved staff member and you will be required to complete and sign a Medicine Form. This approved member of staff will be aware of any side effects that the medicine may cause and they will ensure that the medicine is stored away safely and securely. If your child is prescribed antibiotics, they must stay at home for the first 48 hours of the course. They must take the first full dose of any medicine at home, and if the medicine must be administered 3 times per day, then these doses must be given before your child returns to nursery. If your child requires antibiotic eye drops they can return to nursery after the first administration of the drops. We will of course contact you immediately should your child become unwell during the day. In the case of Wellybobs staff being unable to make contact with you, the nursery reserves the right to contact your child’s own GP and if necessary take your child to hospital in an emergency. We do ask you to notify us of any change in your contact details to ensure that we are able to contact you in the event that your child becomes unwell.