Dear parent/carer

Thank you for your continuing support, patience and understanding at this time of unprecedented challenges.  I sincerely hope that you and your families are able to remain safe and well and that your children are able to access the learning resources which our school has worked hard to provide.

As from Monday 30^th March 2020 the Key worker care provision at St Joseph's will cease and we will become part of the Whitchurch Primary hub. 

The Whitchurch hub comprises pupils from Whitchurch Primary, Coryton Primary, Hawthorn Primary, Rhiwbeina Primary, Birchgrove Primary, St Monica's Primary, Allensbank Primary, Gladstone Primary and ourselves.

The arrangements for the first week of hub provision is outlined below but please be aware of, and act upon, the following before deciding to send your child to our hub:

• This is a childcare option of last resort.  Public health guidelines are clear on this: your children should stay at home if at all possible.  Sending them to the hub will compromise guidelines on social distancing and will pose a risk to your children, their families and our staff.
• If you have other childcare options then please utilise these firstly and through the duration of the crisis.
• The message from Kirsty Williams, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, is unambiguous: “You should ONLY send your child to school if you have to, because your work is CRITICAL to our COVID-19 response.  If you are able to keep your child at home, you should.”
• Further to this, Cardiff LA have defined the only eligible pupils as those whose parents are part of health, social or emergency services.
• This is a childcare provision NOT an educational provision.

Again, thank you for your understanding.

Whitchurch Hub

The children of key workers who absolutely cannot find an alternative solution will be able to access childcare provision based in Whitchurch Primary School (Erw Las, CF14 1NL, 02920623441).  The following protocols will apply in the first instance:

·       Provision will start from March 30^th

·       Childcare will be available from 8.00 a.m to 5.00 p.m

·       Parents will need to arrange to drop off and pick up their children from the Whitchurch Primary School site.

·       On arrival you will need to sign your child in to the school. You will also need to complete a basic information form on the first day you use this facility. This is attached, but will also be emailed to you if requested. Please ring the school tomorrow on 02920621625. It would be helpful if this could be filled in at home and brought to school.  We will not be able to accept your child into this provision without all of this information.

·       The nine schools which make up the hub will supervise on rota basis.  

·       There will be qualified first-aiders on site.

Once more, many thanks for your support in this and all other related matters. We hope that you and your families remain safe, remain healthy and we look forward to a time when normal learning is resumed in all of our schools.   

CHILD REGISTRATION DETAILS

3.  Additional Emergency Contacts – this should not be anybody as determined as high risk category in relation to COVID19

Parental Permission

• Photos of my child to be taken                                Yes                                    No
• Administer medication*                                             Yes                                   No
• Calling an ambulance in an emergency           Yes                                       No  
•  Understand CCTV is used at the provision             Yes                                   No

* Medication will only be administered if your child is diagnosed with a long term medical condition – e.g. allergies, diabetes, asthma etc.  The medication must be in its original container and labelled with the child’s details, expiry date etc.