An A to Z of DUCKS
An A to Z of DUCKS
Lunch and Snacks DUCKS is committed to offering children healthy, nutritious and balanced meals and snacks which meet the individual needs and requirements of each child. All food allergies or special dietary requirements will be taken into account and, in discussion with the parents/carers, catered for. Please do not provide your child with additional snacks or drinks as these may pose a risk to any children with allergies. Please speak to any member of staff about the ingredients in any meal if you need any further information about allergens. If you wish to bring homemade food for your child to share with their friends we ask that you complete the Ingredients Checklist found of the parent portal. Shop bought cakes must also have the list of ingredients clearly labelled. Food from home must not contain any trace of seeds or nuts. During the school day, all children are offered a mid-morning snack and access to water at all times. We ask that all infants’ school children bring a named, filled water bottle with them each day. In the Kindergarten, children attending for a full day are offered breakfast and afternoon tea. In the Infants’ School, children booked into Before School Care may have breakfast and for those in after school clubs and wrap around care afternoon snack is served. Lunch is a two course meal and is provided on site by our own chef and kitchen assistant. We offer beef, halal chicken and vegetarian options and do not serve any nut products. The lunch menu is attached to the weekly newsletter, available on the school website. Mealtimes are a happy, social occasion for staff and children to eat together in each of the rooms. Positive interactions are shared and enjoyed at these times. For our younger children a record of what your child has eaten for lunch is displayed outside the Toddler and Duckling rooms.
Medication If your child needs to have prescribed medicine administered whilst at DUCKS, the Medication Request Form must be completed. This is available from the Kindergarten rooms, or Infants’ School foyer by the Parents’ Notice Board and on the DUCKS parent portal www.dulwich.org. uk/ducks/login . Medication given at DUCKS must be prescribed and the prescribing label must state the child’s name and date of birth. We remind parents/carers that DUCKS staff take on the additional responsibility of administering medication on a goodwill basis and will do their best to ensure that medicine is given when a parent/carer has requested. However, there may be instances where events beyond staffs’ control means that this is not possible. If you want or need to guarantee that medicine will be administered at an exact time then we request that you come and administer the medicine yourself. Paracetamol or ibruprofen medication If a child has a raised temperature when at DUCKS, we will take the following measures based on our knowledge of your child and how we observe them to be at that time. For a temperature up to 38.3°C, current medical advice is not to give paracetamol or ibruprofen. We will, however, closely monitor any child who does have a mild temperature. We would be more concerned if a child also appears unwell and fractious. If a child is suffering from a temperature of more than 38.3°C before 12 noon, we will contact you before administering any medication. After 12 noon we will check that you have given us permission to administer paracetamol or ibruprofen to reduce the temperature, especially if they appear to be unwell and are fractious. In general, if a child quickly recovers with paracetamol or ibruprofen, it is fine for them to stay at DUCKS, however, if a child remains unwell, develops other symptoms or is very lethargic, we feel the best place for them is at home. Our decision will be based on our knowledge of the individual child. Mobile Phones and Cameras At DUCKS we do not allow the use of mobile phones and cameras beyond the front door and we would ask parents/carers not to use their phones when they are on the DUCKS site, whether inside or outside. Staff only use their mobile phones at the times and in the areas designated by the Mobile Phone Policy. Newsletter Each week we publish a newsletter via DUCKSPost. Our newsletter keeps parents/carers informed about the weeks’ events, as well as special features such as DUCK of the Week in the Infants’ School, important dates, and Friends of DUCKS information. The newsletter covers the whole of the week at DUCKS in the Kindergarten and Infants’ School.
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