Policies

In line with regulation, the staff and committee review and adopt key policies on an ongoing basis to ensure a safe and happy setting. These are all listed below for your information.

0 Contents January 2024

0 Introduction January 2024

0 Policy and Procedures Implementation and Review Policy November 2023 (1)

0.0 Implementation and Review Procedure November 2023

01 Health and Safety Policy January 2024

01.01 Risk Assessment January 2024

01.01a Generic Risk Assessment Form January 2024

01.01b Access Audit Form January 2024

01.02 Group Rooms, Stair Ways and Corridors January 2024

01.03 Kitchen January 2024

01.04 Children’s Bathroom Changing Areas January 2024

01.12 Threats and Abuse Towards Staff and Volunteers January 2024

01.13 Entrances and Approach to Building January 2024

01.14 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health January 2024

01.15 Manual Handling January 2024

01.16 Festival (and other) Decorations January 2024

01.17 Jewellery and Hair Accessories January 2024

01.18 Animals and Pets January 2024

01.19 Face Painting and Mehndi January 2024

01.20 Notifiable Incident Non-Child Protection January 2024

01.21 Terrorist Threat Attack and Lock- Down January 2024

02 Fire Safety Policy

02.01a Fire Safety Risk Assessment Form January 2024

03 Food Safety and Nutrition Policy January 2024

03.02 Food for Play and Cooking Activities January 2024

03.04 Menu Planning and Nutrition January 2024

03.05 Meeting Dietary Requirements January 2024

03.06 Breast Feeding January 2024

04 Health Policy January 2024

04.01 Accidents and Emergency Treatment January 2024

04.02 Administration of Medicine January 2024

04.02a Health Care Plan January 2024

04.03 Life-Saving Medication and Invasive Treatments January 2024

04.04 Allergies and Food Intolerance January 2024

04.05 Poorly Children January 2024

04.05a Infection Control January 2024

04.06 Oral Health January 2024

05 Promoting Inclusion, Equality and Valuing Diversity Policy January 2024

05.01 Promoting Inclusion, Equality and Valuing Diversity January 2024

06.00 Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults Policy January 2024

06.01 Responding to Safeguarding or Child Protection Concerns January 2024

06.01a Child Welfare and Protection Summary January 2024

06.01b Safeguarding Incident Reporting Form January 2024

06.01c Confidential Safeguarding Incident Report Form January 2024

06.02 Low Level Concerns Allegations of Serious Harm or Abuse Against Staff January 2024

06.03 Visitor or Intruder on the Premises January 2024

06.04 Uncollected Child January 2024

06.05 Missing Child January 2024

06.06 Incapacitated Parent January 2024

06.07 Death of a Child On-Site January 2024

06.08 Looked After Children January 2024

06.08a Care Plan for Looked After Children Form January 2024

06.09 E-Safety January 2024

06.10 Key Person Supervision January 2024

07 Record Keeping Policy January 2024

07.01 Children’s Records and Data Protection January 2024

07.01a Privacy Notice January 2024

07.02 Confidentiality, Recording and Sharing Information January 2024

07.03 Client Access to Records January 2024

07.04 Transfer of Records January 2024

08 Staff, Volunteers and Students Policy January 2024

08.01 Staff Deployment January 2024

08.02 Deployment of Volunteers and Parent Helpers January 2024

08.03 Student Placement January 2024

09 Early Years Practice Policy January 2024

09.01 Waiting List and Admissions January 2024

09.01a About Our Childcare and Early Education January 2024

09.01b Notification of Interest (NEW 2024)

09.02 Absence January 2024

09.03 Prime Times The Role of the Key Person January 2024

09.04 Prime Times Settling In and Transitions January 2024

09.05 Establishing Children’s Starting Points January 2024

09.06 Prime Times Arrivals and Departures January 2024

09.07 Prime Times Children Mealtimes January 2024

09.08 Prime Times Snack Times and Meal Times (Older Children) January 2024

09.09 Prime Times Intimate Care and Nappy Changing January 2024

09.12 Promoting Positive Behaviour January 2024

09.13 Identification, Assessment and Support for Children with SEND January 2024

09.13a SEN Support Initial Record of Concern Form January 2024

09.13b SEN Support Action Plan January 2024

09.14 Prime Times Transition to School January 2024

09.15 Progress Check at Age 2 January 2024

09.15a Progress Check at Age 2 Form January 2024

10 Working In Partnership with Parents and Other Agencies Policy November 2023

10.01 Working In Partnership with Parents and Other Agencies January 2024

10.02 Complaints Procedure for Parents and Service Users January 2024