Health, Safety and Hygiene
At Jumeirah International Nurseries, we care for your child like you do. The health, safety, security, and wellbeing of your child is our top priority.
SAFE OPERATIONS
At Jumeirah International Nurseries, we understand the importance of providing a clean and safe environment in which care and learning can take place. We maintain high standards by ensuring that health and safety remain a priority at all times.
Every child is welcomed each morning into a clean, fresh and sanitised learning environment that has been thoroughly risk-assessed to ensure that all spaces, resources and equipment are age-appropriate, well maintained and free from hazards.
Children use child-friendly changing facilities and toilets located within their classrooms and are encouraged to practise good hygiene throughout the day.
Our playground equipment is safe and sturdy and tested monthly by our facilities technicians to ensure it is secure and in good working order.
We have safe fall-zones with soft landing areas if your child takes a tumble.
All outside play areas are wrapped in secure fencing.
All the premises are secured so that only authorised staff and families enter.
Safe, secure perimeters ensure that children can enjoy outdoor play safely.
We use safety gates, window guards (except fire escapes) and cap all electrical outlets.
The Nurseries are equipped with smoke detectors and fire extinguishers.
We clean each day with safe, non-toxic cleaning products.
Cleaning supplies are locked safely out of the reach of children.
We encourage children to wash their hands throughout the day by singing songs and teaching lessons about health and hygiene.
Diapering is conducted in an area separate from the children’s play areas.
We assess every child’s health by talking with parents and monitoring our children for symptoms during the course of the day. We increase assessment during flu season.
We notify parents when a child does not feel well to help prevent an illness from spreading.
We have strict policies for administering medication to the children, only when prescribed by our parents and their doctors.
Based on new research about healthy practices for infants and toddlers, to ensure your child’s safety, we require a doctor’s note for any prescription or over-the-counter medication if the child is under 2 years of age.
All medications are dispensed by a qualified in-house Nurse.
We have emergency evacuation protocols at each branch.
We don’t just have a plan, we regularly test and train our staff so they are evacuation ready.
RISK ASSESSMENT
Across all Jumeirah International Nurseries centres, we regularly conduct risk assessments covering every aspect of nursery operations, including intimate care, and continually review the safeguards in place.
We assess all risks associated with intimate care routines and implement appropriate measures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone involved.
Risk assessments are carried out across all areas of the nursery, including classrooms, activities, outdoor spaces, resources and cleaning equipment. A separate risk assessment is also completed before every outing away from the nursery.
