Keeping Your Child Safe
At PCF Sparkletots, the safety, security and well-being of your child comes first in everything we do.
Read on to find out more about what we do to ensure your child is safe in school.
Caring for Your Child
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Our team carry out comprehensive health and hygiene practices to ensure your child’s optimal well-being, including:
Health and Visual Screening: Our teachers will check your child’s temperature and overall health daily.
Toy and Equipment Cleaning: We use UV sanitisation equipment to clean toys and other commonly shared items.
Cots and Mattresses Sanitisation: We sanitise cots and mattresses after each use.
Hygiene Education: We teach children good hygiene practices, such as frequent and proper handwashing.
We appreciate your cooperation in helping us to keep our centre clean and healthy.
Here are a few things you can do to help:
- Please send your child to school only when they are healthy.
- Please encourage your child to wash their hands often and properly.
- Let us know if your child has any health concerns.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Together, we can keep our centre a healthy and safe place for all children.
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Here are some tips on how to strengthen your child’s immunity:
Encourage your child to be physically active. Exercise helps to boost the immune system and keep the body healthy.
Make sure your child gets enough sleep. Sleep is essential for the body to repair itself and fight off infection.
Feed your child a healthy diet. A balanced diet provides the body with the nutrients it needs to stay healthy.
Teach your child good hygiene habits. This includes washing hands often with soap and water, especially after using the toilet, blowing their nose, and before eating.
By following these tips, you can help your child stay healthy and fight off common illnesses.
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To keep your child and other children safe, vaccinate them against measles and diphtheria. These vaccinations are required by law in Singapore. According to the National Childhood Immunisation Schedule, they should be completed on time. Vaccination against measles and diphtheria should be completed when your child is 18 months old (PG).
Please update our preschool on your child’s immunisation record yearly or as and when your child receives their vaccination. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our preschool a safe and healthy environment for all children.
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We understand that there will be times when your child cannot come to school. Please let us know as soon as possible if your child is:
- Going to be late or absent from school.
- Unwell and has been confirmed to have a communicable disease by a registered medical practitioner.
- Unwell and suspected of having a communicable disease, such as COVID-19, food poisoning, or hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD).
Working together, we can make our preschool a safe and healthy environment for all children.
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When your child is unwell, please allow them to rest at home. It will help them to recover more quickly and prevent the spread of illness to other children.
If your child is diagnosed with a communicable disease, such as conjunctivitis or hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). They can only return to preschool upon the expiry of the medical certificate and has fully recovered with no more symptoms of the illness.
Let’s work together to keep our preschool a healthy and safe environment for all children.
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We understand that emergencies can happen and want to assure you that we are committed to keeping your child safe. If your child experiences an emergency at our preschool, we will follow these steps:
- We will immediately contact you or your emergency contact.
- We require you to arrange for you/authorised person to fetch your child as soon as possible.
- For minor injuries, our certified staff will administer first aid.
If your child requires immediate medical attention, we will take them to the nearest clinic or hospital. We will keep you updated on their condition.
Please keep your contact information up-to-date.
We must have your up-to-date contact information to keep you informed promptly during an emergency. Please let us know if your phone number or email address changes. Thank you for your trust.
We appreciate your trust in our preschool. We are committed to providing your child with a safe and nurturing environment.
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Pickup Policy
Your child’s safety is our top priority. We will not release your child to anyone without your consent.
Only the authorised persons listed in your completed “Authorised Persons to Fetch Child” form can pick up your child from the preschool.
If you need someone other than the authorised persons listed in the form to pick up your child, please inform our preschool in writing at least 24 hours before. The person picking up your child must also bring their ID card (either hardcopy or digital) for verification purposes.
We do not encourage the release of children to anyone under 18.
To ensure your child’s safety, we will take a photo of your child and the person picking them up via our Parent Engagement Portal (PEP). You will be able to view the image on the system.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Safety Measures Ensuring High Levels of Environmental Hygiene
- We clean and maintain preschool premises.
- We wash and clean all toys and commonly shared items.
- We sanitise cots and mattresses after each use.
- We sanitise all toys with UV steriliser.
- In addition to the regular cleaning and disinfection by Centre staff, professional disinfection will be carried out once every quarter.
- Professional pest control company conduct inspections and ensure our preschool is pest-free.
Safe Management Measures During a Pandemic
In the event of a pandemic, all our preschools will have to comply with the requirements mandated by ECDA. In addition, we will implement PCF’s stringent safe management measures which include increased health and temperature checks, regular disinfection and sanitisation and safe distancing.
Each preschool will appoint at least a Safe Management Officer who will oversee monitoring and ensuring that all measures and guidelines are strictly adhered to.
FAQs
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For safety and security reasons, our staff will hand over your child only to you or any other authorised persons (18 years old and above) listed in your completed “Authorised Persons to Fetch Child” form.
If you would like someone whose name is not on the authorisation list to fetch your child, you must inform our preschool in writing prior to the arrangement. This person must bring along his/her identity card (either hardcopy or digital) for verification purposes. Our staff will not release your child without your consent. The photo of your child and person(s) fetching him/her will be taken via our PEP and you will be able to view it via the system.
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Our preschool will inform you immediately if your child falls ill during school hours e.g. has diarrhoea, is vomiting or having a fever. We would require you to bring your child home to rest and/or seek medical attention.
While waiting for your arrival, your child will be isolated at the sick bay to rest and will be supervised by an adult. In the best interest of your child and the other children, it is important that you do not delay in fetching your child. If your child is diagnosed with a communicable disease e.g. conjunctivitis, HFMD, etc. he/she can only resume school upon the expiry of the medical certificate and has fully recovered, i.e. with no symptoms of illness.
However, if your child is sent home on suspicion of having a communicable disease e.g. ulcer in the mouth, body rashes/spots, he/she can resume school once these symptoms have subsided or he/she is certified fit for school by a medical practitioner.
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In the event of an outbreak of communicable disease, we will increase the frequency of health and temperature checks as well as monitor the children and staff closely for any symptoms of the disease. Children/staff who are unwell will be advised to seek medical attention promptly and rest at home until they have fully recovered. We will also step up our cleaning/hygiene practices and frequency, suspend large group activities and carry out other precautionary measures to minimise the spread of the illness.
Parents will be informed of the outbreak and be updated on any related developments. We will also inform the relevant regulatory agencies and comply with any instructions to safeguard the children’s well-being.