Centre Updates
Staff Updates
Welcome tothe following staff members:
Maddy- Has been completing placement in River Room and will be joining Haven on a casual basis.
Isabelle B- Will be joining River Room working 4-5 days a week.
Congratulations to the following team members for being voted educator of the month
July-
As voted by Haven team members went to Ann-Maree for always supporting others and giving 200% to Haven children, families and staff.
As voted by management went to Ellie for always smiling, helping out everyone and her beautiful relationships. Ellie has also become our social media guru posting out on Facebook.
August-
As voted by Haven management went to Tejal for always being a friendly, smiley face and helping out all rooms at Haven.
As voted by Haven team members went to
Years of Service- In July we recognised Julia's 3 years of service as our amazing centre chef with the lovely Kathleen and Caterina reaching 1 year at Haven in August.
Haven Procedures and Policies
During the winter months, unfortunately we have seen a rise in the amount of sickness at Haven and around in the community. Haven always strives to keep everyone safe, healthy and well with a commercial cleaner attending each night, regular cleaning throughout the day and educators following the recommendations as set out in Staying Healthy in Childcare. To minimise the spread of illnesses we kindly ask that children are kept at home to rest and recover when unwell, alongside not administering Panadol or Nurofen before attending care. This not only helps to protect other children but also all educators and staff to ensure we can provide the best quality care and education each day.
We understand that our procedures and policies can get confusing/ hard to keep up with so will outline a a few below.
Conjunctivitis/ Discharge from eyes
Conjunctivitis is an eye condition that can causes red & swollen eyes with a gritty feeling while having white/ yellow goop/pus or thin clear watery like discharge. Conjunctivitis is infectious and can easily spread. At Haven we will wipe children's eyes (once to twice) giving you a curtesy call, but if the discharge returns children will need to be collected from the service. Furthermore, while any discharge is present (including when on eye drops) children are not able to attend Haven.
Temperatures
Normal body temperatures can range between 36.5 to 38 degrees. Temperatures can be natural process as the body fights off infection however a fever often brings feelings of fatigue, shaking, sweating, headache and muscle aches. When a child's temperatures reaches over 38 degrees at Haven we will be giving you a call, including when children are experiencing multiple symptoms they will need to be collected. Please note, if Haven administers Panadol, a 24 hour exclusion period then applies.
Vomiting/ Loose Bowels
When children experience symptoms of vomiting, stomach cramps and loose bowel movements they will need to be collected from Haven and excluded for 24 hours (symptom free). When viral gastroenteritis (norovirus) is confirmed or affecting several children and educators at Haven this exclusion period then increases to 48 hours.
General illness
We acknowledge a light runny nose, cough or low temperature is not always cause for concern, however, at times a virus may be the cause. If children are presenting with multiple symptoms such as a runny nose, cough, fatigue, temperature, loss of appetite, not participating in our program and overall not themselves we will call asking to be collected a little earlier in the day and continue to monitor for any changes.