Nappies

Nappies should be changed on demand and at regular intervals throughout the day. Parents are welcome to use the nappy changing area if they wish to change their own child, which will be checked and cleaned by the nursery staff. Nappies must be disposed in a safe and relevant way.   

Hygienic nappy changing practice is vital in reducing and preventing contamination and infection, not only to the child and adults, but also to  the surrounding environment.

Parents must provide a labelled barrier cream for their child. The nursery provides Beaming Babies nappies and Water Wipes. Staff must wear disposable gloves and aprons when changing a nappy which must be changed after each child. These are located in each of the nappy changing areas. A child must never be left unattended on the nappy changing mat. You must ensure that hands are washed thoroughly with an anti-bacterial soap before and after each nappy change, including after the disposal of nappy and removal of gloves and apron. The nappy bins do not hold that much rubbish. If it is full, please take it out to the main bin situated out the front of the nursery. Do not let it pile up. You must ensure that changing mat is cleaned after every nappy change. If you need support in changing a nappy e.g. if this is your first time working in a younger age group room, please address this with Emma Fleckney who will provide additional support in nappy changing. 

Toilet training

Staff will work in partnership with parents while toilet training their child to ensure continuity. 

Children are always supervised whilst toilet training.  Children are taught good hygiene practices of washing their hands each time they go to use the potty/toilet. We have timers which go off in the rooms to remind staff to support the children who are toilet training and also to remind them to check children for accidents who might not have identified themselves to a member of staff.

Toilet Runner

The nursery has ‘Toilet Runners’ who wear  high vis jackets which allow the children to identify who they need to go to, to ask for support in going to the toilet. This is particularly important when using the outside space.