COVID-19

Please note that with the new Covid-19 November lockdown, we will remain open and are required to follow the Government Guidance for Early Years settings. Our ethos remains the same, however we’ve established new policies to ensure the health and safety of all children, as well as our staff.

Health

We ask that no one attends Green Roots if they have symptoms of Coronavirus, no matter how mild and that stay at home guidance must be followed. We must also be informed immediately if any child or employee has Covid-19 symptoms.

Children will be supported in age appropriate ways to understand the steps they can take to keep themselves safe. Our Practitioners ensure that they are aware of children’s attachments and their need for emotional support at this time. We ask that parents and carers talk to their children about coronavirus, social distancing and hand washing.

Read guidelines for Early Years Settings

Hygiene

Sufficient hand washing facilities and hand sanitiser are provided throughout the building, including outside of the entrance areas. We ask everyone to clean their hands on arrival, before and after eating and after sneezing or coughing. We also encourage that all adults and children do not touch their mouth, eyes and nose, and use a tissue when coughing or sneezing.

We follow the Covid-19 cleaning of non-healthcare settings guidance, and clean all surfaces that children are touching. The entire building receives a thorough clean at the end of the day, and no outdoor footwear is to be worn in areas where babies are cared for.

Read our Covid-19 Policy

Dropping off & collecting children

We ensure a safe drop off and collection of all children, to maintain social distancing between parents and staff. All messages and paperwork are also completed at the office window to avoid entering the building.

Parents and carers are asked to wait in the queues along the sides of the car park as children are brought to the doors to meet their Practitioner. To ease the challenges of children arriving and settling in, breakfast will only be offered to those with an Early Start and we ask that all children have arrived by 9am.

On collection, parents must wait in the queue 2 metres apart and a member of staff will look through the window to see who has arrived and will bring the child to the parent. Please read our Covid-19 Policy for collection areas of each child’s group.

Read our Covid-19 Policy

Covid-19 Safe

At Green Roots, we take health and safety very seriously and do our best to limit the risk of exposure to Covid-19 for all children and staff.

Safety

We have strict safety and security measures at Green Roots to ensure children are safe when they arrive with us such as: Biometric fingerprint entry, secure windows and doors and camera/mobile phone policies. The majority of our staff are also first aid trained.

Play areas

We have repurposed the space in our building to separate children into age appropriate groups. All groups have their own designated indoor and outdoor play areas, and groups do not mix with each other. All meals are to be had in respective groups as well.

Visits

Our strict Covid-19 measures are to ensure that there is as little risk of infection as possible with a very limited number of people entering the building. We therefore ask that only essential visits are allowed. If you are interested in joining Green Roots, please view our virtual tour page.