Health and safety

Our approach to health and safety

Alamiyah Montessori believes that the health and safety of children and staff is of paramount importance. Alamiyah aims to make the setting a safe and healthy place for all children, staff, parents and visitors. A full copy of the Health and Safety Policy is available on the website.

Head lice

If left untreated head lice can spread rapidly through the setting. Our aim is to minimise the risk of spreading head lice to other children or adults in the setting. If head lice are found on a child, they should be kept at home and treated. The setting should be notified immediately so that we can alert other parents to check their children to stop them spreading. Once the child has been treated, they may return.

If a child is found to have head lice whilst at the setting, parents or carers will be contacted to collect their children as soon as possible to start treatment and stop the lice spreading.

Wet combing

We can control the spread of head lice by following a simple weekly process of "wet combing." If all parents follow this process it is possible to eliminate any instance of Head Lice recurring at the setting.

'Wet combing' involves washing the hair and applying conditioner, then combing through with a wide-tooth comb to remove tangles. Taking a section at a time, a fine-tooth detection comb is then pulled downwards through the hair, keeping the comb close to the scalp (where head lice are often located). The comb is checked for lice after each section. The comb must be fine enough to catch the lice and a pharmacist should be able to recommend a comb for this purpose, if parents are in any doubt. This process should be completed weekly. If head lice are found, all other family members should be checked and, if necessary, treated. Checks should be continued following treatment to ensure that it has been effective and to detect any re-infection.

Fire safety

Fire safety is very important to us. Children take part in a fire drill every half session block and learn about why these drills are important. All fire detection and fire safety equipment are checked weekly.

The Fire Safety Officer is Mrs Nasima Bobat.

Food safety and allergies

Food safety and hygiene is an important aspect of the Alamiyah Montessori. The setting has a trained and qualified Food Safety and Hygiene Officer to maintain standards of cleanliness and food safety. Children are shown routines for washing their hands and cleaning up after themselves. Staff ensure that procedures set out in our Health and Safety policy are adhered to.

Before children start the setting, we take information on allergies and dietary requirements for them and any food that is provided is within these limitations. Allergies and dietary requirements are recorded and put up on the kitchen wall so that all staff members are aware of any foods to avoid in the setting.

The designated Food Safety Officer is Ms Nazan Said.

Treats for other children to share on special occasions

Treats can be brought in for children however due to dietary reasons they cannot be handed out during sessions. It should be at the discretion of the parents whether the treat is suitable for their child. Therefore, treats can only be handed out with the following conditions:

• Prior permission from Management (if permission is granted the setting may check for allergens)

• Treats should be handed out at collection time at the door/gate

• The child or parent must hand them out

• Treats must be handed out to the parent first so that they can decide on the suitability of the treat

Who is the health and safety officer

The designated Health and Safety Officer is Mrs Khairunisa Ismail.