Battysace the decision is entirely yours. If it helps I’ll let you know what our provision will ll look like. We got our clarification through as staff yesterday what we will be doing with children (although nursery seems to have inexplicably disappeared off the list, ad it has on the media sources too!)
Our Reception children will start 40 mins later than normal and finish 20 mins earlier to ensure a staggered start with the rest of the children.
One parent only will be allowed to drop them at the gate and patents must not linger. There will be members of staff acting as stewards to ensure compliance. Children are not to bring anything with them from home to avoid contamination. Coats and shoe fastenings must be independently manageable by the child.
Children will then be kept on their best bubble of 12 (can be up to 15 but for a reception that is how our school have split it) and they will be sat at tables with their own little bag of stationary including glue.
This has just changed the original plan was to have them playing within their bubble. All we have been told is this is no longer viable due to the inability to clean each item after each child has touched it. All items within each bag will have to be wiped at the end of the day.
Children will have allocated times to use the toilet and will go as a bubble. The toilets and sinks will be cleaned after each bubble has visited.
They will have allocated times to use the outdoor space also and will be given an area in which to play. This will be their area each play session.
Lunch will be in the Hall, all children will have a packed lunch style meal provided by school which requires no cutlery. Again children will attend in their bubble and have 10 minutes (due to timings of getting everyone through and tables wiped between) each child will be given a set place which will be their place each day. We have the fold down tables with integrated stools. The children will sit on once stool, three stools missed then another child. On the opposite side of the table the child would be sitting on the corresponding middle empty seat. IYSWIM.
After lunch they will be given 10 mins outside in their space then toilet then back to their tables.
They will have another break outdoors and to the toilet mid afternoon before going home.
Is Early Years professionals we are concerned about the rigidity of the new draft for such young children but we have been told it is not up for discussion. We were also guessing that the new tightening of the structure was why Nursery has suddenly gone poof! Again no explanation given.
Staff will be given PPE including gloves, apron, mask and visor to be used st their descresion. However, when doing personal care, medical attention or getting within 2m of a child all of the above must be worn again non-negotiable. I imagine most staff will be keeping it on then.
For reference, we sent out questionnaires and it is roughly a 50/50 split between families who are thinking of sending their child and families who aren’t. Bubbles have been allocated accordingly with standby bubbles ready should more children come than expected. On the day it will be a first come first serve basis as to which children end up in which bubble, but from day 1 that will be the bubble in which they will remain.