Nut-Free Zone
Nut-Free Zone
Every single Mum can attend her Mums Squad sessions and know her child will never be exposed to nuts or traces of nuts or other well-known food allergens. Our food policy is simple. Every session is a nut free zone. No nuts, nut products or products that are made in factories that produce nut products are ever to be brought to a Mums Squad session. As a result it goes without saying that they will never be eaten at a Mums Squad session. All the same we limit the possibility of cross-contamination of foods by removing all children who are eating, away from other children. We encourage you to feed your child at home or before or after your session. If the need arises, they can be fed at their session providing that:
Our policy here is very similar to Breast Fed Babies. Please feed your baby before the session to help them settle. If you think your baby will need to be fed, please make a note on your baby’s pram card indicating what will be required and make sure the Nannies know where to find the babies bottle. The bottle can be fed to the baby in the nannies arms or while the child is in the pram.
All Tod squad sessions are to be nut free zones. Please bring morning tea properly labelled for all toddlers. They all love morning tea time. We seat all together whilst talking about Healthy Eating Habits. They will then be wiped down before they return to go back to play time. Nannies will also wipe their hands. We will also ensure that all Tods eat only the food that they bring with them. All Toddlers food MUST BE in a clearly labelled container.
Only the person that drops a child off can pick them up.
Only the person that drops a child off can pick them up.
Child Collection Policy
When you are training at Mums Squad to get fit after having children you want to know where your child is and who is responsible for them. Accordingly you are the only person who can pick your child up from a Mums Squad Session. The policy means you will be called out of your session to personally hand over your child to someone who will be caring for your child thereby giving your consent for your child to leave the care and control of Mums Squad.
Here is how it will work:
Once your child has been handed over to you Fit4Dreams and Mums Squad will no longer be responsible for your child.
Please don't bring sick children to Mums Squad
Please don't bring sick children to Mums Squad
You can come to Mums Squad knowing we have done everything possible to avoid either you, your baby or your toddler, getting sick from a contagious illness, infection or disease. Accordingly if your child has an illness, infection or disease you may not bring them to Mums Squad until you have kept them away for the minimum exclusion periods as set out in the NSW Staying Healthy in Childminding Guidelines. (Click here for more)Staff who are ill will not be allowed to work for the minimum exclusion period.We know that sometimes you may not be aware that your child is ill when you come to one of our sessions. If you later find out that your child is sick, you must email and let us know the details of their condition so we can warn the other mums. At the same time, we will let you know about any sickness, illness or disease that your child may have been exposed to as soon as we are aware of it. We will immediately clean & disinfect any toys and equipment that may have become in contact with the sick child. This will be in addition to our scheduled weekly cleaning of all the toys and equipment. It can be difficult to know whether you should keep your child away from Mums Squad. The government has published a number of exclusion periods for different diseases. Click Here to see them.To help we have outlined the “NSW Staying Healthy in Childminding Guidelines.” In the next two paragraphs please read “Mums Squad” for the words “the Centre”.
“Some times, Children and Adults need to be away from the centre for the safety of others. This is called exclusion. The “exclusion period” is a minimum period to be away from the centre. However, a child or member of staff may need to stay at home longer than the exclusion period to recover from an illness.”
“Recommended exclusion periods are based on the time that a person with a specific disease or condition might be infectious to others. Recommended non-exclusion means there is not a significant risk of infection to others. A person who is not excluded may still need to stay at home because they do not feel well. Some diseases require a medical certificate before the child or adult can be re-admitted to the centre. These diseases are: Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Polio, Tuberculosis, Typhoid, Paratyphoid.”
The NSW Staying healthy in Childminding Guidelines set out:
Toy Cleaning Policy
As a mum you need to be able to concentrate on your fitness without worrying about your baby or toddler.At Mums Squad we minimise the risk of your babies or toddlers getting sick by keeping all our toys, equipment, bibs, blankets and drop sheets clean. We make new play-doh every week and all our toys and blankets are cleaned weekly or as needed.
Here is an outline of our procedures:
At Mums Squad safety is paramount. You sign your children in and out. And all toddlers wear one of our bibs so they are readily identifiable. At the same time, we have developed a ‘Lost Child Procedure’ to ensure that we are ready should a child ever go missing whilst in our care. All of our Nannies and personal trainers have been trained to carry out the procedure, so if you have any questions or would like to see the full copy of the Lost Child Procedure, please ask. The procedure is very simple, its basically a step-by-step structured search. The Nanny who discovers a child in Mums Squad’s care is missing becomes the alerting nanny who assumes control of the Lost Child Procedure.
The Alerting Nanny:
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