dorinda Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Hi all, The question that I need to ask is what soap do you use for the children to wash their hands with. We used to have the pump soap but now have the hard soap. Which one is better and what one harbours more gems. Dorinda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorinda Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 Oops That meant to say germs. Dorinda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dottyp Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 We have used antibacterial liquid soap for the past few years. It's getting cheaper and cheaper and we now pick up 500ml from tesco for about 50p! dottyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 I thought there was some school of thought that suggested that children shouldn't be using anti-bac soap? Have I misunderstood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 I thought there was some school of thought that suggested that children shouldn't be using anti-bac soap? Have I misunderstood? That's what the PLA policy says, but I'm not sure why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Could it be - dare I suggest - that they've realised that we're over sanitising? I've just seen and advert on TV about bacteria on clothes! How horrifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 No Cait as I think research showed that there was no difference to children's cleanliness levels or infection rate what is important is that hands are washed properly. The downside with anti-bacs is that they may be creating 'superbug's' resistant to antibiotics. I think there are also some concerns about what they are made of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LornaW Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 You may find this info useful. http://www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/InfectiousDis...AZ/Handwashing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 I was under the belief that hard soaps harbour germs, also generally get very messy looking quickly and that liquid soaps, although not anti bac, were recommended - along with paper towels and not hand dryers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I always thought it was more in the washing then the soap. My poor class sing a song as they wash their hands to guarantee they are actually washong for 15 seconds rather than the usual 2!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dottyp Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 We always used to use bars of soap until dear Ofsted informed us we should be using liquid anti bac soap and made it a recommendation on our report!!! Perhaps they've changed their mind again since Feb 08 dottyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiles Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 There was an article in Nursery World about a Outdoor Nursery in Scotland being criticised for not using running water and usisng the anti bac. Not sure how to attatch it or a link. smiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyPR Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I have tried to create consciousness about this at our school, but I have found a hard wall. I was told that some (I really think only one) parents criticized how my class did it, that they had taught their boy at home and now it was creating a 'problem' because he wanted to sing the song (between 10 - 15 seconds) even when they were in a 'hurry' before going out, e.g. to school. I had show them the video and they truly understood the why it was important to wash their hands. I never expected for them to really scrub their hands, but be more careful when doing it. Now I cannot show them the video nor sing the song nor count. With '3 seconds it is said to be enough'! I was even told that the my class was wasting too much soap, when all girls from Primary and Secondary also use the toilet. What can I do when I am at a private school? So now I only explain why it was important and demonstrated how to do it, only that. I do make sure that they wash their hands before eating (which for 'some' seem not that important) and after going to the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 There was an article in Nursery World about a Outdoor Nursery in Scotland being criticised for not using running water and usisng the anti bac. Not sure how to attatch it or a link. smiles Here is the original story and the follow up - the nursery has won its battle to use wipes rather than running water for most of the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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