Illness & Medication
The staff of Rushcliffe Montessori strive to achieve and maintain the highest standards of health, safety and welfare for children, staff and third parties.
Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate unwell children within the Nursery. Any child who becomes unwell throughout the day is carefully monitored. Parents/carers are contacted to arrange collection and in an extreme emergency we may feel it necessary to move the child to a hospital.
If a child has sickness or diarrhoea, they must be kept away from Nursery for at least 48 hours after the last bout of illness. Any infectious illness should be reported to the Nursery to enable us to warn other parents to be vigilant for any specific symptoms. Adherence to these procedures will help us to keep infection to a minimum.
We are unable to administer any un-prescribed medication to your child. Ofsted regulations prevent us from administering any medications that are not prescribed by a doctor. The medication must have the original label detailing your child’s name, be in date and have the correct dosage instructions. We must obtain written consent to administer all medicines from each parent.
Please call us firest thing in the morning if your child will be absent on 0115 9331933.
Curriculum
Practical Life
This area prepares the child indirectly for all other areas of the Curriculum with order, concentration, confidence, co-ordination and independence. Exercises support fine motor manipulation, care of self skills and care of the environment.
Sensorial
Through exploration of the various materials of changeable dimensions, colours, shapes, sizes, textures, geometry, smell and taste – all of the faculties of intelligence are developed.
Mathematics
The sense of touch provides concrete experiences of number, ordering, addition and subtraction. Children will learn the names, link quantity and numerals, be introduced to odd and even and consolidate learning through memory of number.
Language & Literacy
The early years are a sensitive period for language development. Children learn to understand expression and intonation, rhythm and rhyme. They gain an awareness of sounds in spoken language.
Cultural
