Health and Safety Policy

The Nutfield School is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for its students. The Nutfield follows the standards set out by the Health & Safety Manual For NH Childcare Providers.

HEALTH FORMS
You will receive a health form for your child at the time of registration. In order for your child to attend school, we must have this form completed by your physician and returned to us by the first day of school in September. Health forms need to be updated annually.
MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION
If your child needs to receive medication during the day, an authorization form must be filled out by your physician and kept on file at school.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION FORMS
Each family will fill out an Emergency Information Form. This gives us permission to transport your child to the nearest hospital (Parkland Medical Center) in case of an emergency. It tells us where you can be reached in case of an emergency, gives us the names of people to call in case you cannot be reached, and lists alternative pick-up people.
ACCIDENT REPORT
If an accident occurs while your child is at school, an accident report will be filled out. The report will be reviewed with you and signed by you, any witnesses, and the Director. The report is kept on file at the school.
DAILY OBSERVATION
Each day when your child arrives at school the teacher will observe him/her to determine their fitness to be in school. If there is a question, the Director will be called in to observe. If it is determined that the child is too ill to be in school, the parents will be called and the child will be isolated until they are taken home. Please use good judgment in determining whether or not to send your child to school. If your child is too ill to go outside, they are too ill to be in school.
GUIDELINES FOR ILLNESS
TEMPERATURE: Oral temperature of 101º or greater accompanied by behavior changes or other signs of illness until medical evaluation indicates inclusion in the program, or until free of temperature for 24 hours.
VOMITING: Two or more times in the previous 24 hours.
IN CASE OF CONTAGEOUS ILLNESSES
Strep Infection: 24 to 48 hours after treatment has been initiated, and until the child has been without a fever for 24 hours.
Conjunctivitis: Child should be excluded until 24 hours after treatment has begun.
Lice: Child should be nit free before being readmitted to school.
Impetigo: Child should be excluded until 24 hours after treatment has begun.
Parents do not need to call the school if their child is sick unless they have a contagious disease, have been out for more than 3 days, or if their class is going on a field trip.
EMERGENCY PLAN
Our first priority in any emergency situation is to keep the Nutfield children and staff safe. The Nutfield Cooperative School has emergency plans in place for emergency events that would require evacuation from the school (the Outside Drill), and events that would require the children and staff to remain within the protection of the school building (the Inside Drill). The Outside Drill would be used in the event of a fire or other event that would physically compromise the building and the safety of those within the building. The Inside Drill would be used for example, if there is a medical emergency in the hallway and we need to keep the children out of the way. This is how we explain the need for the drills to the children. It is our sincerest wish that none of these plans ever have to be implemented in the case of an actual emergency. However it will be helpful and contribute to a better outcome if the staff, the children, and the parents have clear direction on what to do if such an event does occur. To ensure that staff and children are aware of the procedures in an event of an emergency, Outside drills are simulated periodically during the school year and the Inside Drill biannually.
OUTSIDE DRILL: In the Outside Drill, the staff and students evacuate the building and meet in the parking lot. In the event we cannot reenter the building, all children will be evacuated to the Taylor Library (across the entry road). The teacher and the teacher assistant will be in charge of the children. The Director, contingency aide, and hall monitor will check the halls and bathrooms to be sure all children are accounted for. The Director (or contingency aide in the event the Director is not in the building) will coordinate with the police and fire department as needed, notify Channel 9 WMUR about the emergency, and keep these organizations posted of changes. The co-oping parent will call the emergency parent (selected by the classroom teacher) who will notify the rest of the parents. Therefore, be sure that the number you would like to be notified at is correct on your class’s emergency list. The person who arrives to pick up your child will be asked to sign them out. In the event of a major emergency, the police will be on the premises to direct traffic. As always patience will be helpful.
INSIDE DRILL: During an Inside Drill, the teachers and teaching assistants will be responsible for the children. Inside Drills will be comprised of getting all of the children into their classrooms at a predetermined signal, locking the doors to the classrooms and the school, turning off the lights, and closing the shades. The Director, contingency aide, and hall monitor will check the halls and bathrooms to be sure all children are accounted for and locked in a classroom. The drill will end when an all safe signal is given. In the event of a real emergency the Director will contact and coordinate with the police and any other agencies necessary. The staff in the classrooms will all be in contact by walkie talkie. We will get information to the media as soon as possible.
The co-oping parent will call the emergency parent (selected by the classroom teacher) as soon as possible.