Nursey keeping windows and doors open with no heating.

[Mumofoneee]

Hi, basically what it says in the title. Both parents are keyworkers and that is why my daughter is attending despite lockdown.

Today my daughter came home crying that her hands were so cold. Despite wearing gloves ( i have looked for better ones, but the shops that are open dont have any), I understand the need for ventilation in regards to covid, is there anything I can do about this, how should I approach this with the nursery?

Surely they can have the heating on while having the windows open. I know it seems wasteful but children should not be that cold. I lived in a very cold house as a child and as a result I hate being anything like cold now. Meantime get on amazon and order thermal gloves! Maybe speak to the keyworker and say your DD was too cold. Poor child.

How do you know the heating was off if you haven't bothered to speak to the nursery?

I’d be happy they are ventilating the nursery and trying to make it a safe space.

Dress in more layers

Thermals? Layers? I’m in primary and windows are open. I allow chn to wear a coat.

What do you them to do?

It isn't safe to have lots of people in enclosed spaces, in no PPE, with no ventilation, during a pandemic of an airborne virus.

Mine went to a nursery up on the moors. Lots of outdoor activities, and indoor ones but in a barn.
All in one snowsuit, boots and thin gloves that fitted inside her mittens.
Woolly hat without bobble under her hood.

@Benjispruce2

Thermals? Layers? I’m in primary and windows are open. I allow chn to wear a coat.

She is wearing layers! It is her hands specifically that she was crying about and nowhere else on her body felt cold. I have look for ski gloves her size and the earliest delivery I have found is 18th Jan! And I expect them to keep the kids warmish (not 25 degrees. But not 0 degrees either.

@Lemonpiano

How do you know the heating was off if you haven't bothered to speak to the nursery?

I assume they would have said in the message they sent to everyone.... and my daughters hand would not have been freezing despite wearing wooly gloves!

If they have to have the ventilation - and of course they do if they've any hope of not catching Covid - then there's not much that can be done imo.

Layers, layers and more layers.

Was she crying the whole time at nursery? Or just when you picked her up and got home?

I very much doubt the heating was off. Had they been playing outside just before you collected her?

My classroom sits around 6 degrees just now with 5 small windows open and heating on. So the heating could well be on. Unfortunately this is the only way to meet the risk assessments in place and has been ongoing since return to school. It's horrible for staff and kids, my dd has raynaud's and has struggled especially as her teacher says no gloves 🙄🤔
Try layering fingerless gloves over maguc gloves it works well, when dry, in outdoor nurseries and they are so cheap you can get lots of spares for if they get lost or misplaced.

My daughter was the same when I picked her up from nursery yesterday. I sent her in today in an extra pair of trousers and a jumper. So she had vest, long sleeve top, jumper, nappy trousers, tights and socks for indoors, and an extra thick fleece, padded snow suit, scarf, hat and mittens for outdoors. She came home with a bruise on her knee from falling, she must have taken some tumble as she had about 6 inches of padding!

It is 12 degrees in my classroom, with all radiators on full blast - it just is cold! All the windows are open and it's -2 outside. Even with heating on it's definitely cold enough to have cold hands. I don't know why you have assumed that there is no heating at all

Could you buy her some of those reusable heating pads that you click a metal button and they stay warm for a few hours. She could keep one in her pocket

They probably do have the heating on; we managed to maintain around 9 degrees in the rooms we are using yesterday and the heating is in full blast. We've been making hot chocolate for the kids at break and lunch and serving basic hot food like soup and a sandwich due to the fact we don't know how many kids we are getting a day.

Add more layers. I'm in front of kids in tights, leggings and then my work trousers right now and have lost count of how many layers in top (under my coat).

My Dc went to a Nursery where they had two sets of french doors and they had them open all day as the Dc just went in and out at will.

@StacySoloman

What do you them to do?

It isn't safe to have lots of people in enclosed spaces, in no PPE, with no ventilation, during a pandemic of an airborne virus.

You can have lower covid spread risk or you can have warm.

Them's the choices.

sports direct have childrens' ski gloves / mitts with next day delivery

just wrap her up extra warm clothes and be grateful the staff are there putting themselves at risk.

Glove liners / very thin gloves to wear inside normal gloves make a real difference see if you can get some of those too.

Could you send her in with a scarf or blanket for her to keep her hands under when they get cold? Or perhaps look at getting her a muff? I know it's not ideal as she'd not be able to do much but it could help.

It’s so demoralising working in such conditions, fingerless gloves would be my suggestion. But it’s cold. Lots of layers.
I’m waiting for one of my staff to walk out because it below 15 and the legal working temp.