Nursery adverse weather policy

At The University of Dundee Nursery Ltd we have an adverse weather policy in place to ensure our nursery is prepared for all weather conditions that might affect the running of the nursery such as floods, snow and heat waves.

If any of these incident’s impact on the ability of the nursery to open or operate, we will contact parents via phone or email.

We will not take children outdoors where we judge that weather conditions make it unsafe to do so.

Flood

In the case of a flood we will follow our critical incident procedure to enable all children and staff to be safe and continuity of care to be planned for.

Snow or other severe weather

If high snowfall or another severe weather condition such as dense fog, is threatened during a nursery day then the nursery director with Senior Manager Jacky Jones or Junior Manager Malgorzata Mazanka will take a decision regarding closure of the nursery. This decision will consider the safety of the children, their parents and the staff team. In the event of a planned closure during the nursery day we will contact all parents to arrange for collection of their child.

In the event of staff shortages due to snow or other adverse weather we will contact all available off duty staff and/or agency staff and group the children differently until they are able to arrive. If we are unable to maintain statutory ratio requirements after all avenues are explored, we will contact the Care Inspectorate to inform them of this issue, recording all details in our incident file. If we feel the safety, health or welfare of the children is compromised then we will take the decision to close the nursery or sending some children home. In first line we will be asking parents/carers if they have any other childcare alternative on that day.

Heat wave

Please refer to our sun care policy

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