Buzzing at Busy Bees nursery

No playdough, sandpits, or water games, but plenty of reassurance from staff and outdoor play in smaller groups, and NO floor markings for children’s play areas or timed toilet breaks.

That’s the life after lockdown plan for an Ayr nursery provider.

Busy Bees has confirmed that its health and safety plans for its nursery in Ayr won’t require children to play in hoops as some schools have suggested. it will focus on dividing children into close friendship groups, limiting the number of people children come into contact with, reducing the space that kids can explore and increasing the time spent outdoors.

All children and staff will have their temperature checked upon arrival, and those families waiting to enter the nursery will be asked to stand two metres apart at drop off and pick up.

Regular temperature checks for both children and team members will continue throughout the day, as will frequent handwashing and disinfecting of communal areas.

Busy Bees is also using its safety mascot Safety Buzz to help promote safety, health and wellbeing in all aspects of children’s lives both at home and whilst in nursery.

Emily Brimson-Keight, head of safety at Busy Bees, said:“There is much speculation about how life after lockdown could look in nurseries and schools, and parents are understandably very anxious.

“The biggest priority for us is the safety, welfare and happiness of the children in our care. That’s why we have been working hard behind the scenes to prepare to open all centres, including those in Ayr, since they first went into lockdown.”