The recent unseasonal weather has done nothing to dampen the spirit for bureaucratic edicts as some schools and early years settings have been warned about the danger of applying suncream to children.
On first read, these guidelines might appear to be prompted by the risk of allergic reaction to the cream, but the small print tells a different story. Teachers in Derby have been advised by the city council to supply maximum factor suncream to spray on to children's skin but not rub it in, for fear of being accused of inappropriate contact.
Tricia Pritchard, professional officer at the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses, which is based in Derby, greeted the guidelines with disdain. 'The people sending out these directives do not understand practitioners' work - practitioners are far more professional than that,'
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