Sun Cream Application Policy
At Woodlands we aim to promote children’s good health and encourage their awareness of healthy practice. We ensure that the application of sun cream meets the requirements and preferences of all the children and parents/carers. Many activities carried out during the preschool day mean that children are outside and therefore exposed to the sun.
We ask parents/carers to remember to provide their children with the following items:
1. A sun hat covering as much of the face and neck as possible.
2. Suitable footwear to enable children to move freely but safely when outside. Soles need to grip and be secure on the child’s foot. No flip flops or similar sandals.
3. Clothing should be suitable for outdoor play, remembering stinging nettles and hard surfaces.
4. Sun cream applied before the children start the day at preschool strong enough to protect the children for the morning session. A signature to say this has been done will be asked for on the a separate sun cream administration sheet and parents will be asked if they wish the staff to apply further cream after lunch.
Children will have more sun cream applied around lunch time, “Soltan Once”. 1 application gives SPF 40 for up to 6 hours. If parents/carers wish for their own sun cream to be applied this must be provided to preschool and marked with the child’s name.
All parents/carers will be asked to sign a consent form for preschool staff to apply sun cream to their child. When they do so, staff will use a new pair of rubber gloves for each child.
Staff
When applying sun cream on a child you must wear gloves and change them for each child. Once you have applied cream you must fill and sign the sun cream application record.
Signed by Chair: Signed by Pre-school Supervisor: Date:
To be Reviewed November 2013