Nursery World - Nurseries keep cool

As temperatures in Britain soared to record-breaking levels last week, day nurseries across England introduced a number of measures so that children could make the most of the sunshine. Kinder Groups has three nurseries in Gravesend, Kent, where temperatures reached 100.6xF (38.1xC) on 10 August, making it the hottest day in Britain since records began. The chain's managing director, Allan Bishop, said, 'We have gazebos which can be erected quickly to provide shade and many of our nurseries have gardens.' He added that fans were being used indoors and air conditioning was being installed in the group's two new nurseries.

Kinder Groups has three nurseries in Gravesend, Kent, where temperatures reached 100.6xF (38.1xC) on 10 August, making it the hottest day in Britain since records began. The chain's managing director, Allan Bishop, said, 'We have gazebos which can be erected quickly to provide shade and many of our nurseries have gardens.' He added that fans were being used indoors and air conditioning was being installed in the group's two new nurseries.

Mr Bishop said that because the chain's eight nurseries were on school sites, the children were able to use the school grounds during the school holidays, as well as nursery gardens. He said that children often ate outside in the shade and that the nurseries made 'maximum use of the sunshine, but we do ensure that all parents provide sunhats and suntan cream for their children'.

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