Seasonal Flu

We have been issued  with advice from the infection control team regarding seasonal flu.  We would like to remind you that the symptoms of flu are similar include some of the following:

Fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, pain in muscles and joints, headache and chills, in a small number of cases, people have also reported vomiting and diarrhoea.

Please click here for practical steps to prevent the spread of flu within childcare settings and click here for the infection control summary chart.

If a member of your family has any of these symptoms, please keep them at home, if their symptoms become severe or you are concerned please contact NHS Direct or visit www.nhs.uk. 

Raisins

Raisins are a great healthy snack for children, but we have been advised that we need to be aware that they can cause potential tooth decay if given to children as a snack on their own.  It is better that they are served with other things at snack time such as breadsticks or, as with other sugary snacks as part of the child's meal.  The raisins when chewed tend to stick to teeth just like a toffee or sticky sweet would and therefore are likely to cause tooth decay.  Within the nursery children will only be offered raisins alongside other snacks such as toast, breadsticks etc.

Rice Milk advice from the Food Standards Agency

Please be advised that the Food Standards Agency have issued regarding giving young children rice drinks as a replacement for cow's milk, breast milk or infant formula.  For further information please see the Food Standards Agency website at www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2009/may/arsenicinriceresearch.