At The Baby Cloud the safety of all children and adults is our main concern (along with having fun!) We pride ourselves for always having maintained high standards of cleanliness and hygiene within our sessions, ensuring props are cleaned and hands are washed, however due to the current pandemic we are further increasing hygiene standards and safety aspects based on Public Health England advice.

 

This advice can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

Infection control policies, such as cleaning regimes and hand washing/sanitising protocols following prevailing Government guidelines have been developed for our class sessions and events and will be carried out by your class leader as required. Always venue & covid-19 prevention risk assessments are available to view in class at any time.

 

We believe that along with this information and the extra measures being implemented clients should feel safe and reassured when attending any of our classes.

 

We have implemented the following special measures in response to the Covid-19 outbreak:

Our Creative Practitioners have completed multiple Covid-19 training courses, along with updating their first aid training. Certificates have been obtained for all of these courses.

 

Government advice for adults is to stay alert and to continue to socially distance, at a distance of one meter plus where the two metre rule cannot be adhered to. We ask customers to please respect this and stay within safe distances of one another. In respect of younger children (early years/under 5’s) we understand that this may not always be possible and certainly more difficult to maintain, so we have reduced the numbers in classes and adapting the layout of sessions to help ensure that families remain safe at all times.

 

At present we can only facilitate 1 parent attending class with 1 baby.  If twin parents are attending 2 parents can attend, 1 with each baby.

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For anyone booked into our classes, you must inform the NHS immediately if you develop any symptoms for a test and give all contact details to their track and trace who will then be in touch with ourselves for customer details if needed.  By booking you are agreeing for your contact details to be passed onto the NHS Track & Trace to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19.

 

Additional cleaning measures have been put in place and hand sanitiser will be available for all to use on entry and exit to venues.

 

Our session plans will have been adapted to adhere to guidelines, and the sharing of equipment will no longer be permitted. Those joining sessions will be provided with thoroughly sanitised props already in their spaces, or props can be brought with them and take them home and clean/sanitise them after every session. We will also have some items available to purchase if preferred.

 

Class times will start and finish punctually to ensure there is no busy crossover where back to back sessions are being provided, this will help minimise any contact between separate groups.

 

There are a few practical steps that we ask you to follow when attending our classes to ensure everyone is kept safe at all times:

 

DO

*Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve/arm (not your hand) when you cough or sneeze.

*Put any used tissues, wipes, nappies or rubbish into the bins on site or place into a bag/nappy sack and dispose of safely at home.

*Wash your hands with soap and water often for 20 seconds, and also use hand sanitiser gel whenever needed.

*Keep within the social distancing guidelines, and be alert at all times to ensure children are maintaining this also, as best possible.

 

DON'T

*Touch your eyes, hands or mouth if your hands are not clean.

*Come to class if you or your child are unwell or you suspect that you have come into contact with someone that is unwell or may have Covid-19.

Online Classes - Any participation in online classes still requires safety measures to be taken. All activities require Adult Supervision, and care must be taken that the area to be used at home is clear and there are no hazards or other issues that could cause injury whilst participating in the online sessions. You must also ensure that any equipment you are using for any session is suitable for the activity being demonstrated/participated in. By taking part in any Baby Cloud online activities you acknowledge and accept that you do so at your own risk, and should take appropriate steps to ensure that participation can be carried out without injury either by participation or by and hazards or equipment used.

 

Physical Classes - While class sessions will be adapted as far as possible to allow for social distancing guidelines to be adhered to, we recognise that when working with mobile babies, Babys and pre-schoolers it may not be possible to keep them at the required distance from each other at all times. We have balanced the potential risk of this with the further measures taken, such as hand washing/sanitising and reducing or eliminating the sharing of equipment. By attending classes however, you accept that there may be occasion that children do not remain at the specified distance from each other and choose to attend classes with this knowledge. The safety measures that have been introduced are intended to minimise the risk of contracting the Covid-19 virus, but this risk cannot be completely eradicated. Therefore, by attending any of our classes or events you acknowledge that you do so at your own risk.

 

We will continue to monitor the situation closely and our policies will be under constant review should guidance change.

 

We reserve the right to refuse admittance to the class if we feel that the child or adult is too ill to participate, or has coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms, such as a raised temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss or change to their sense of smell or taste.

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This policy was adopted on JUNE 2021      Date for review JUNE 2022 (or when guidance changes)