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The official opening of Just School Furniture Limited’s new offices was a great success, attended by customers, suppliers and friends who have all seen the growth of this company over the past 15 years.

Clayton Cosgrove, then Minister for Small Business, attended and congratulated Just School Furniture Ltd on their shining example to small businesses in what many are talking of as a recession.

The company stays true to its motto “Nothings a Problem” and is looking forward to continuing to grow in 2009 and beyond.

Press Release

Local North Canterbury Business Grows [PDF 96kb]

Staff Training Day at JSF

Being at the leading edge of supplying the education sector, JSF is committed to ongoing internal training and education.  Here are a couple of photos of us having fun before a product knowledge test!  We also learnt a great deal this day about different personality types and how the interact in the workplace.  We discovered we have  Powerful, Precise, Playful and a couple of Peaceful personality types all working here which makes us quite a balanced team - hard to believe at times I know!!  I'll give you two guesses who our powerful member is - heres a clue he's the only male!!! 

This book by Colleen Young, gives parents advice and guidance on essential skills throughout their child’s preschool years to make a smooth transition to school at 5years old. It is a book with colour photographs to enhance the text showing how learning is happening every day. There are also photographs of new entrant children in school or participating outside the classroom showing the kinds of activities children do at school that you are preparing them for. Colleen, now a grandmother, is sure that little things do matter and she holds parents in high esteem as their child’s first teacher and role model. Parents like to read about what they can do at each stage of development and if they are already achieving that skill this book will give them positive reinforcement. If you wish to purchase a book for $16 or $20 posted, please contact Colleen at (03) 327 3210 or email cjy@clear.net.nz also Mobile 021 189 1914 during 1-14th February

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Lundia Gets the "Green Thumbs Up"

At Just School Furniture Limited we pride ourselves on making ecologically caring purchasing decisions. That side of our business has just got a whole lot easier with the recent "Green Thumbs Up" by Lundia Shelving Limited, who are now licensed to use The Environmental Choice label.

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Small Business makes Environmental Choice a preference [PDF 174KB ]

Excerpt from the Auckland Regional Public Health Service

Health and Safety Guidelines for Early Childhood Centres 2010

 7. Sleep area

7.1 Sleeping Facilities and Bedding

Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 2008 R.45, 46, 51 and 52 (Appendix 1)

· Adequate space, service and facilities for undisturbed rest are required “where children under 2
attend or where children over 2 attend for more than 4 hours”.

· The Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 2008 require all centres to have a system
in place for monitoring sleeping children. Supervision of sleeping children is critical. If an adult is
unable to be present in the sleep room then the sleep room must have a viewing window so an
adult can observe sleeping children. The Ministry of Education requires physical checks on
sleeping children at least every 5-10 minutes. The use of video cameras and/or monitors is not
acceptable

· A separate room may not be required for sessional centres but a quiet and safe area must be
provided for children to have undisturbed rest if required
· No child is to have access to any fluids or drinks while in bed or resting and designated officers
will need to ensure that a policy is in place to reflect this
· Beds and cots should be laid out to ensure that children have easy access, spaced so that they
do not disturb each other, and that there is sufficient room for adults to move freely around
beds/cots. It is recommended that approximately 1.4m2 be provided for large free standing
costs. Beds and mattresses should be placed to avoid hazardous areas (walkways, opening
doors or below heavy objects)
· Linen (sheets and blankets) are not to be communal and designated officers should ensure that
each child needing to sleep has personal bed linen. If bed linen cannot be allocated to each
child, it must be washed after each use.
Auckland Regional Public Health Service March 2010 Page 15 of 22

ARPHS recommends the use of cots for infants under two years of age as it is difficult to sustain
sufficiently warm temperatures at floor level for sleeping infants. Cots must be in good condition, and
older style cots should be evaluated to ensure they meet current safety conditions and comply with the
AS/NZS 2172:1995 Cot Safety Standards (appendix 10). A ratio of one cot per two children under two
years of age is reasonable and the ratio of beds/mattresses to children over the age of two years is at
the discretion of the service provider and in discussion with the Ministry of Education.

Padded cot-surrounds for the top-end of cots (bumper pads) are not considered suitable in an early
childhood setting and all other possible causes of suffocation need to be eliminated. Latches on cots
should be checked and a lead-based paint test may be required on older cots. No form of restraint, such
as straps to hold children down in cots, is to be used on children to keep them in beds.

Multi-cots are only acceptable if the following can be assured:

· the area situated around each cot is well ventilated to allow sufficient fresh air, no build up of carbon
dioxide, moisture and heat
· cots are built to New Zealand Standards [AS/NZS 2172:2003 Cots for Household Use – Safety
Requirements]
· the cots must be secured to the wall so that the cots cannot fall in any event
· there is a specific evacuation plan for the sleep room where such cots exist
· New Zealand Fire Service has no concerns about the safety of the sleeping arrangements
· cots are easily accessible by staff and a sufficient distance apart to avoid cross infection. It is not
possible to specify what an appropriate distance is, but as a minimum children should not share cots.
Children are able to sit up in the cots. Children who are able to stand up are not to be placed in
upper cots.

Managers must ensure that each child has personal bed linen. If bed linen cannot be allocated to each
child, it must be washed after each use.

Mattresses must have a surface that is smooth, easily cleaned and waterproof. In general, nylon fabrics
are not acceptable as they are not waterproof. The waterproof layer should cover at least the whole of
the upper surface and all sides of the mattress. It is recommended that these waterproof covers are held
in place with elastic or similar.
It is essential that plastic mattress covers are securely attached to mattresses, and preferably
constructed of material at least 125 micron thickness plastic. It is recommended that these water proof
covers are held in place with elastic or other such device. Any ripped plastic mattress covers must be
replaced immediately.