Covid Measurements

Following advice from Public Health England and the Department for Education, we've worked hard to put in place Covid measures during the pandemic while aiming to preserve a fun and happy learning atmosphere.
 
Due to the relaxation of many of the Covid requirements; from September 2021 classes will now be running in a more normal way where under-fives no longer need to socially distance.

We will however still keep in place some measures to help keep us all safe. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.  Please note that if a class is cancelled due to Covid-19; it will be fully refundable.  

The measures in place for for September Term 2021 are: 

Hygiene

• Children/Parents/Carers to hand sanitise before and after classes
• Parent/carers to bring their own mats to avoid sharing
• Promote good respiratory hygiene by promoting the ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’ approach

Social distancing and masks are no longer required however we will still keep the below in place:

• Under fives no longer need to socially distance and are welcome to join the class leader at appropriate parts of classes in the  middle however we would encourage parents to stay in their mat area during classes and be aware of others who may still choose to socially distance
• Face masks: parent & carers can make their own personal risk based judgements and can choose whether they would like to wear masks.   
• Children/Parent/Carers will be encouraged to leave the building promptly and avoid arriving too early to avoid contact with other classes

Clinically extremely vulnerable parents, carers or children

• Please advise the class leader or at time of booking, if any of your group is clinically extremely vulnerable and if required we will ensure you have a space in class where you can still socially distance and will also allocate your child their ‘own bag of sterilised props’ at the beginning of the class to avoid handing out props in classes and to enable an easy hand in at the end
• Clinically vulnerable children/parents/carers should follow the advice of their doctor and should only attend classes if Government and public health advice permits them to do so.  ​

Ventilation

• Windows and doors will be opened where possible

Equipment Hygiene

• All small equipment will be sterile and only used by the one child. Equipment will be handed out by class teacher with sterile hands and children will be encouraged to tidy back to the teacher during class.  
• Large equipment may be used by more than one class but everyone will be encouraged to make sure hands are sterile before and after class

• Commonly touched surfaces will be regularly wiped and sprayed down including frequently used areas like door handles especially between classes.
• No home toys to be bought to classes.

General

• Any child/parent/carer/class leader showing signs of Covid-19 must not attend the classes.  
• If a child/parent/carer/class leader has attended a class and then subsequently has Covid-19 symptoms they should book a PCR test through the NHS website and self isolate
• If a child/parent/carer/class leader is confirmed to have Covid-19 after attending a class they are to talk to test and t