Nursery World - Nurseries respond with action plans

Emergency plans were put into swift action in central London nurseries last week following terrorist attacks in the city. The Kidsunlimited nursery chain, which has six nurseries in the affected area, operated an emergency escalation procedure as soon as the news of the explosions came. Marketing director Jason Myers said, 'An emergency team gathered in the central office and opened up extra phone lines so communication could be maintained with the nurseries and parents.

The Kidsunlimited nursery chain, which has six nurseries in the affected area, operated an emergency escalation procedure as soon as the news of the explosions came. Marketing director Jason Myers said, 'An emergency team gathered in the central office and opened up extra phone lines so communication could be maintained with the nurseries and parents.

'We immediately phoned all the nurseries to make sure that security checks were conducted in all the buildings and that children were kept indoors. We also individually rang all the parents, around 500, to reassure them that their children were safe and to agree pick-up procedures. Provision was put in place to keep children overnight if needed, but all children managed to get home, the last being collected at around 7.30pm. Some parents were distressed, but staff were in place to greet and calm them when they arrived.'

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