ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE POLICY AND PROCEDURE

Parents are responsible at all times for their own Social Distancing whilst waiting outside of the community centre rear garden gates and in the foyer of the community centre.

Please read and adhere to our guidelines below too ensure that we all continue to keep safe.

As always please do not hesitate to chat to myself or Helen if you have any concerns, worries or queries.

8am – arrival

o The rear garden gate will be open between 8am and 8.15am for your arrival.
o If you arrive after 8.15am you will be asked to wait until 9am when the gate is opened again.
o A member of staff will greet you they will escort you into the rear garden of Buttercups.
o Only one parent/carer will be permitted to enter our garden. o Only siblings of those children attending Buttercups will be permitted to enter our garden.
o Please be aware of social distancing at all times when you are walking behind another parent.
o Please be considerate to the person in front of you if their child becomes upset or they drop something; please give them time to move forward safely adhering to the 2 meter distancing rule.
o Follow the member of staff round the garden to the stop sign attached to the dividing fence between Buttercups and Whiteley Pre-school.
o Please keep siblings with you at all times, they are not permitted to wander around our garden area or touch any of our equipment.
o We will call the children one at a time to the entrance of our front garden.
o At his point we would ask that your child place their lunch box / water bottle on top of the trolley provided.
o If your child becomes upset we will suggest you to go to the back of the queue so that once they are again at the point of entry we can give them lots of time to detach from you.
o If they are still struggling we will ask you to use hand sanitizer, we will then invite you to come into Buttercups for a short while to help your child detach. This will only happen if totally necessary.
o Please be considerate and patient to other children and parents who are experiencing detachment issues as sometimes all it takes is a few minutes to encourage them to come in.
o We will have time for a quick chat and hand over at this time, therefore we must re-enforce that we do not want you to feel rushed or stressed at the thought of leaving your little one.
o We will encourage you to call us at a convenient time for yourselves to enquire if your child is now ok.

9am – arrival

o The rear garden gate will be open at 9am for your arrival.
o If you arrive after 9.10am you will not be able to gain entry to Buttercups.
o A member of staff will greet you they will escort you into the rear garden of Buttercups.
o Only one parent/carer will be permitted to enter our garden.
o Only siblings of those children attending Buttercups will be permitted to enter our garden.
o Please be aware of social distancing at all times when you are walking behind another parent.
o Please be considerate to the person in front of you if their child becomes upset or they drop something; please give them time to move forward safely adhering to the 2 meter distancing rule.
o Follow the member of staff round the garden to the stop sign attached to the dividing fence between Buttercups and Whiteley Pre-school.
o Please keep siblings with you at all times, they are not permitted to wander around our garden area or touch any of our equipment.
o Once all parents are in the garden we will call the children one at a time to the entrance of our front garden.
o At this point we would ask that your child place their lunch box on top of the trolley provided.
o If your child becomes upset we will suggest you to go to the back of the queue so that once they are again at the point of entry we can give them lots of time to detach from you.
o If they are still struggling we will ask you to use hand sanitizer, we will then invite you to come into Buttercups for a short while to help your child detach. This will only happen if totally necessary.
o Please be considerate and patient to other children and parents who are experiencing detachment issues as sometimes all it takes is a few minutes to encourage them to come in.
o We will have time for a quick chat and hand over at this time, therefore we must re-enforce that we do not want you to feel rushed or stressed at the thought of leaving your little one.
o We will still encourage you to call us at a convenient time for yourselves to enquire if your child is now ok.

1pm – arrival

o The rear garden gate will be opened at 1pm.
o Once all the 1pm children have departed a member of staff will greet you and escort your child into Buttercups.
o Please give your child’s teatime snack box / water bottle to the member of staff who greets you.
o If your child becomes upset we will suggest you go to the back of the queue so that once they are again at the point of entry we can give them lots of time to detach from you.
o If they are still struggling we will ask you to use hand santizer, we will then invite you to come into Buttercups for a short while to help your child detach. This will only happen if totally necessary.
o Please be considerate and patient to other children and parents who are experiencing detachment issues as sometimes all it takes is a few minutes to encourage them to come in.
o We will have time for a quick chat and hand over at this time, therefore we must re-enforce that we do not want you to feel rushed or stressed at the thought of leaving your little one.
o We will encourage you to call us at a convenient time for yourselves to enquire if your child is ok.

1pm – departure

o The rear garden gate will be opened at 12.55pm
o A member of staff will bring your child to you at this gate.
o We will have time for a quick chat and hand over at this point.
o If you would like to chat to us for a longer period please let us know.
o If any forms need signing we will do this in the usual way. There will be several pens for your individual use. If you prefer to wear protective gloves at this point we will provide them.

3.30pm / 4pm – departure

o The rear garden gate will be opened at 3.30pm / 4pm.
o A member of staff will greet you they will escort you into the rear garden of Buttercups.
o Only one parent/carer will be permitted to enter our garden.
o Only siblings of those children attending Buttercups will be permitted to enter our garden. o Please be aware of social distancing at all times when you are walking behind another parent.
o Please be considerate to the person in front of you if their child becomes upset or they drop something; please give them time to move forward safely adhering to the 2 meter distancing rule.
o Follow the member of staff round the garden to the stop sign attached to the dividing fence between Buttercups and Whiteley Pre-school.
o Please keep siblings with you at all times, they are not permitted to wander around our garden area or touch any of our equipment.
o Once all parents are in the garden we will call you to the entrance of our front garden.
o Your child will then be called to join you at the gate.
o We will have time for a quick chat and hand over at this point.
o If you would like to chat to us for a longer period please let us know. We would suggest that you wait until all parents and children have left the garden. We can then talk to you adhering to social distancing guidelines.
o If any forms need signing we will do this in the usual way. There will be several pens for your individual use. If you prefer to wear protective gloves at this point we will provide them.
o Please take your child’s lunch box off the trolley.
o Please leave the garden promptly.

6pm – departure

Please speak to a member of staff regarding the procedure for 6pm.