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Public Health Spring Toolkit for Early Years & Childcare Settings
Our colleagues in Public Health have devised this useful resource for our Early Years and Childcare settings in promoting and supporting children’s health and that of the communities.
2023 02 ERYC Early Years Spring Toolkit FINAL.pdf
Reporting Notifiable & Infectious Diseases
Details and a reminder below of our reporting system for notifiable and infectious diseases through our Public Health Team- they will report any cases to Public Health England negating the statutory requirement for you to do so.
As part of our ongoing support for our settings, Public Health working with the Families Information Service and the Early Years Team have developed such systems to aid our ability to understand the changing level of disease and respond quickly to protect the population- and so we are asking you to notify us of communicable diseases, such are coronavirus, influenza and others; full list here.
The below link is a simple form which enables us to capture information from you about the case, their contacts and risk assess the situation. Public Health colleagues and the Early Years Team, working together where needed, will then be able to offer the advice and support to you and the family.
https://east-riding-self.achieveservice.com/service/Infectious_disease_notification
The link is live, and we ask please that all childcare settings report cases via this.
If you require further general advice or a call-back, please contact our colleagues through the Education Public Health Officers via email cfsinfo@eastriding.gov.uk.
East Riding Dental Health Resource Box
For Nurseries, Childminders, Schools and Children Centres - Free to hire.
Following on from continual evaluation of the Dental Health Resource Box, we would like to introduce our new and *COVID SAFE Foundation / Key Stage 1 and separate Key Stage 2 boxes. Each box has teaching aids with a variety of lesson plans to promote classroom discussion regarding good dental health.
Working with statutory framework for early years and PSHE the resource box has been reported as a useful teaching aid. Tailored to the national curriculum, it ensures that nurseries and schools have access to up to date and evidence- based teaching resources. If you wish to hire these resources or have a general inquiry regarding the boxes, please contact the Oral Health Promotion Team at chcp.oralhealth@nhs.net
The resources can be hired for a week and work sheets to evaluate pre and post learning out comes will be attached to the booking confirmation email.
The resource boxes may include:
- Structured lesson plans for Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
- Giant Dinosaur demonstration hand puppet (not included: COVID RESTRICTION)
- Model of decayed teeth and gum disease
- Healthy and sugary foods and drinks
- Activity games
- Role Play Outfits (not included: COVID RESTRICTION)
- Dental pictures including tooth decay, plaque, healthy teeth, and gum disease
- Appropriate story books (not included: COVID RESTRICTION)
Please contact a member of the oral health team before collecting a resource box.
The Dental health resource boxes are located in the following venues across the East Riding:
Dental department inside the Manor Health Centre, Beverley, HU17 7BZ
Dental department inside Withernsea Hospital, HU19 2QB
Dental Department inside Bridlington Hospital, YO16 4AP
Dental Department inside the Woodlands Health Centre, Goole, DN14 6RU
CHCP Dental Services, Dental Practice, 8 Market Place, Driffield, YO25 6AP
CHCP Dental Services, Dental Practice, 14 market Place, Pocklington, YO42 2AR
* COVID SAFE PRACTICE = each box will be disinfected before & after each use by a member of our team, with a minimum of 72 hours between left between each collection to allow for disinfection to be effective.
PPE will be provided for the Session Lead (Aprons, Gloves & Masks) but it will be the responsibility of the borrowing establishment to ensure it is disinfected under current COVID GUIDELINES between each session.
Changes to contacting the Families Information Service Hub via telephone
The current number (01482) 396469 has been changed to give callers two options of who they wish to speak to:
Option 1 will be through to the Families Information Service Hub Helpline Team.
Option 2 will be to speak to SENDIASS.
If nobody is available to take your call (on either option), it will direct to voicemail where you can leave a message and one of the team will call you back.
For FISH enquiries you can e-mail fish@eastriding.gov.uk
For SENDIASS enquiries you can email them via sendiass@eastriding.gov.uk or contact the national SEND helpline 0808 808 3555.
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