Policies & Procedures
Our policies and procedures have been designed to ensure that we provide excellent childcare within a safe and stimulating environment. All policies and procedures are listed below and are also available on request and to be viewed at playgroup – please just ask.
1.0 Safeguarding
1.1 Children’s Rights and Entitlements
1.2 Safeguarding Children and Child Protection
1.3 Looked After Children
1.4 Uncollected Child
1.5 Missing Child
1.6 Online Safety
1.6a Online Learning Journal Policy
1.7 Absence
1.8 Visitor or Intruders on the premises (6.9)
1.9 Terrorist Threat / Attack / Lock-down (1.9)
2.0 Staff, volunteers and students policy
2.1 Employment
2.2 Student Placements
2.3 Induction of Employees and Volunteers (3.1)
2.4 Staff deployment (5.1)
2.5 Disciplinary Procedure (5.2)
2.6 Grievances Procedure (5.3)
3.0 Childcare practice
3.1 The Role of the Key Person and Settling In (4.1)
3.2 Promoting Positive Behaviour (7.1)
3.3 Sleep and rest time
4.0 Working in partnership with parents and other agencies policy
4.1 Working in Partnership with Other Agencies (10.11)
4.2 Making a Complaint (10.12)
5.0 Food safety
5.1 Food preparation, storage, and purchase (6.5)
5.2 Meeting dietary requirements (6.6)
6.0 Health
6.1 Administering Medicines
6.2 Managing Children who are Sick or Infectious
6.3 Recording and Reporting of Accidents and Incidents
6.4 Nappy Changing
6.5 First Aid (3.2)
6.6 Oral Health
7.0 Fire safety
7.1 Fire Safety and Emergency Evacuation (8.5)
8.0 Health and safety
8.1 Health and Safety General Standards
8.2 Maintaining Children’s Safety and Security on the Premises
8.3 Supervision of Children on Outings and Visits
8.4 Risk Assessment
8.5 Outdoors
8.6 Animals in the Setting
8.7 No Smoking
8.10 Staff Personal Safety Including Home Visits
8.11 Threats and abuse towards staff and volunteers
9.0 Promoting Inclusion
9.1 Promoting inclusion, equality, and valuing diversity
9.2 Supporting children with special educational needs
10.0 Record Keeping
10.2 Admissions
10.3 Enquiry form
10.4 Registration form
10.5 Famly Permission
10.6 Children’s Records
10.7 Provider’s Records
10.8 Transfer of Records to School
10.9 Confidentiality and Client access to record’s
10.10 Information Sharing
10.13 Childcare Terms and Conditions
10.14 Notification of Leaving
10.15 Schedule of Fees
10.16 Handling of DBS Certificate Information
10.17 Privacy notice and GDPR
11.0 Committee Policies
11.1 Whistleblowing
11.2 Cash handling
11.3 Conflicts of interest
11.4 Payment of fees
12.0 Other
COVID-19 Policy
COVID-19 Safeguarding
6.2 Pediatric First Aid – Addendum
1.2 Safeguarding – Addendum