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IMPORTANT UPDATE 3 October 2021 To Families and Staff of Learning Links Borman Road and Hector Drive Re Level 3 Sent by email. Unfortunately, here we are back in Level 3. The same Level 3 Health and Safety protocols will be in place, and these can be viewed at www.learninglinkschildcare.co.nz For those needing care please reply to this email now. We will initially be operating 1 bubble for 10 children at Hector Drive and 1 bubble for 10 children at Borman Road. It is also likely that reduced hours of operating will be required. If you need care please reply now with your child’s name and essential hours/day of care requirements. We will then contact you directly to confirm. For those not attending, parent fees are suspended are there is no action required. You do not need to reply to this email. For staff at both centres the majority will remain at home and Rebekah/ Marie will be in contact shortly to finalise staff rosters. Normal pay continues as usual this week. As a reminder, under Level 3 there will be some changes to normal Childcare services and we have summarised them as below. Each Centre Manager will be available to answer any questions. Alternatively feel free to call Gavin Hazelden directly on 021 799644. On the day for all families and staff attending What will be different for families, children, staff and visitors in order to comply with Ministry of Education and Ministry of Education guidelines. - Our bubble is limited to 10 children per centre. These children will be the same 10 during the week. Only one bubble will operate in each centre. - All families and children will need to remain outside until invited in by the teacher to the reception area. If it is raining or weather poor, families can come inside to reception as long as social distancing is maintained. - All families and children to remain at reception until invited in by the teacher to the room. - We highly recommend only 1 family member enter the centre with the child. The adult will need to wear a face mask. - All other visitors / couriers etc may not enter the building. - In the first instance Hand sanitizer to be used at reception by all people entering the centre. - One teacher will be assigned the duty of signing in/out the child on the tablet rather than each parent using the tablet. The parent will need to advise their Pin number to ensure we can trace this person if required (Please note the person who are dropping of the child need to use their own individual pin number. Our teams will have a print out of the families pin number as required). The teacher will wipe the tablet after use. All parents will need to complete morning wellness check and supply their contact details if not already held. - If you or someone in your bubble is unwell please do not attend. Contact Healthline or your GP. - We are not permitted to provide meals. Families will need to provide lunchboxes for all meals. We will provide water and if it is usual to provide your child’s water bottle then that can continue. - Children’s bags can continue to be placed in lockers and teachers can assist. - For shared services such as toilets, handbasins, nappy change and door handles we will stagger the use of these and clean between use. - Teachers will carry out touch point sanitization on a regular basis. - Our cleaning team will disinfect surfaces and resources each evening including child lockers used. - The sandpit area will not be available for use during Level 3. There will also be restrictions on outdoor areas available. - We will adopt a zero tolerance for all unwell people. The most important aspect is regular communication between all of us. - We will encourage social distancing and our team will balance this and the practicalities of providing the love and care your child needs. - All people attending will regularly wash and dry their hands, we will discourage touching faces and encourage children not to as well. We will remind everyone about coughing in their elbows or into a tissue to be disposed of. - All excursions have ceased until further notice. All staff and children will remain onsite for the duration of the day. Thank you once again for your support. On our website you can access (or simply ask us for a copy of the following) - Letter to families, Letter to Staff, Ministry of Education Bulletins, Covid 19 Guidance from Ministry of Education, Checklist for Alert L3, Alert L3 Table, Worksafe Plan. Kind Regards

Spring is here!! We are so lucky to have had some special visitors today!A big Thank you to Daisy’s family for bringing in their pet lambs!

Messy play experiences allow tamariki to explore, identify and investigate with their bodies senses. Although ‘MESSY’ these can provide many rich learning opportunities for tamariki. We would love to see photos of your tamariki engaging with the experiences you have created at home.

ēnā koutou i ngā āhuatanga o te wā,I hope you are all well within your bubbles, creating new memories and enjoying this opportunity to connect with those most important to us. As most of our whānau would already know, we have a lot of tamariki that love the Nee Naw stories by Deano Yipadee.  Here is a link to his YouTube channel which brings all of our favourites to life.  https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mr+yipadeeI hope you enjoyKia pai tō rā

Welcome Marjan to our Toddlers Room.Kia ora, my name is Majran. I am originally from Persia. A beautiful country which is famous for hospitable and kind people. I have been in NZ since 2016 with my husband. I have a Graduate Diplomat of Early Childhood Teaching from Waikato University. I have 10 years experience working with children. I really love my job and it is my biggest pleasure to spend my time with children. I am passionate about teaching children and believe in supporting them with learning and development as they grow to be competent young people in our society. I love supporting children to build their self-esteem and confidence, so they feel accepted, valued and proud of who they are and what they can do. I am kind, friendly, generous and energetic. I love dancing, listening to music and spending time with my family and friends.

A little bit of entertainment some of your children might enjoy