Procedures updated from March – May 2023

The below procedures have been updated from March – May 2023.

The updates only include a new Revision number change and new date in Footer of the document.

These changes were made so that the review month on the document now aligns to the Centre Annual Plan – Governance and Leadership section.

9.1 Laundering Procedure

9.2 Nappy Changing and Disposal Procedure

9.3 Sleeping Children Procedure

9.4.1 Injury Illness and Incident Procedure –

9.4.2 Child Washdown Procedure

9.4.3 Sick Child Isolation Procedure

9.5.1 Medicine Adminstration Procedure

9.6. Hazard and Risk Management Procedure

7.0 Child Protection Policy

7.1.2 Child Protection Procedure

8.0 Positive Guidance Policy –

8.1 Positive Guidance Procedure 

 

June Procedures which need to be reviewed and updated as per Centre Annual Plan

9.7 Excursion Procedure  – will be updated with Feedback received.

9.8 Food and Drink Procedure –

NOTE this procedure will be updated with the following points about Hot drinks:

  • All hot drinks will be kept and consumed in the kitchen.
  • The kitchen gate will remain locked.
  • Infants will not be carried by an adult making or consuming a hot drink.
  • A reminder sign will be displayed on the kitchen wall in multiple languages.
  • Visitors will be invited to have a hot drink and the practice will be explained to them.

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Examples of Information that can be written on a Poster for Hot drinks:

English

Help us keep our children safe.

Hot drinks should be stored and consumed only in the kitchen.

Please hold the door and have someone hold or watch your baby while you drink hot water.

 

Samoan

Fesoasoani ia matou tausia a matou fanau ia saogalemu.

O meainu vevela e tatau ona teuina ma fa’ainu na’o le umukuka.

Fa’amolemole taofi mau le faitoto’a ma fai i se tasi e uu pe va’ai lau pepe a’o e inu vai vevela.

 

Maori

Awhina kia noho haumaru a tatou tamariki.

Me penapena nga inu wera me te kai anake i roto i te kihini.

Kia mau ki te kuaha, ka pupurihia e tetahi, ka matakitaki ranei i to peepi i a koe e inu ana i te wai wera.

 

Please read this article of interest: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/132270291/ece-teacher-censured-for-leaving-cup-of-hot-tea-that-burned-boys-face-and-arms

 

July Procedures which need to be reviewed and updated as per Centre Annual Plan

9.9.1 Emergency Planning Procedures

9.9.2 Fire and Evacuation Procedure

9.9.3 Earthquake Procedure

9.9.4 Sheltering in Place Procedure

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Please note that details of the updates will be added as a History section on the document itself.  

 

Food Safety Advice

Please be reminded that food that is served to children at ECE should be appropriate to a child’s age and development.

Food-related choking in young children

  • Reduce the risk of food-related choking in babies and young children.
  • Young children can choke on food quite easily. This is because they have small air and food passages, are still learning to move food around in their mouths and their biting, chewing and food-grinding skills are still developing.
  • To minimise their risk of food-related choking:
  • Always make sure babies and young children sit down while they eat, and that someone is with them while they are eating or drinking.
  • Offer food that matches their chewing and grinding abilities.
  • Be aware of foods which are more likely to cause choking:
  • small hard foods that are difficult for children to bite or chew (eg, nuts, large seeds, popcorn husks, raw carrot, apple, celery)
  • small round foods that can get stuck in children’s throats (eg, grapes, berries, raisins, sultanas, peas, watermelon seeds, lollies)
  • foods with skins or leaves that are difficult to chew (eg, sausages, chicken, lettuce, nectarines)
  • compressible food which can squash into the shape of a child’s throat and get stuck there (eg, hot dogs, sausages, pieces of cooked meat, marshmellows, popcorn)
  • thick pastes that can get stuck in children’s throats (eg, chocolate spreads, peanut butter)
  • fibrous or stringy foods that are difficult for children to chew (celery, rhubarb, raw pineapple).
  • Reduce the risk of choking on these foods – you can:
  • alter the food texture – grate, cook, finely chop or mash the food
  • remove the high risk parts of the food – peel off the skin, or remove the strong fibres
  • avoid giving small hard foods, such as whole nuts and large seeds, until children are at least five years old.
  • Parents and caregivers need to learn choking first aid and CPR.

 

This is advice given by Ministry of Health(MOH)

This is advice given by Ministry of Health(MOH)