Policies
Our policies are updated annually. This set of policies were passed by committee in August 2022.
1 Child Protection
1.1 Responding to Safeguarding or Child Protection
1.2 Concerns/Allegations Of Serious Harm
1.3 Visitor or Intruder on the premises
2.2 Group Rooms, Stairways & Corridors
2.4 Children's Bathrooms Changing Areas
2.5 Short Trips, Outings & Excursions
2.10 Entrances & Approach to the Building
2.13 Festival & Other Decorations
2.14 Jewellery & Hair Accessories
2.17 Notifiable Incident Non-Child Protection
3 Staff Qualifications, Training, Support and Skills
3.1 Induction of employees and volunteers
3.3 Low-level concerns against staff/agency staff
4 Food & Nutrition
4.1 Food Preparation, Storage & Purchase
4.2 Food For Play & Cooking Activities
4.3 Meeting Dietary Requirements
5 Medication & Health
5.1 Accidents & Emergency Treatment
5.2 Administration of Medicine
5.3 Life-Saving Medication & Invasive Treatments
5.4 Allergies & Food Intolerances
6 Inclusion
6.0 Promoting Inclusion, Equality & valuing Diversity
6.2 Managing children who are sick, infectious, or with allergies
6.3 Recording and reporting of accidents and incidents
7 Records & Data
7.1 Children's Records & Data Protection
7.2 Confidentiality, Recording & Sharing Information
8 Staff & Volunteers
8.0 Staff, Volunteers & Students
8.3 Deployment of Volunteers & Parent Helpers
9 Early Years Practices
9.1 Waiting Lists & Admissions
9.3 Prime Times: The Role Of The Key Person
9.4 Establishing Children's Starting Points
9.5 Prime Times: Arrivals & Departures
9.6 Prime Times: Snack Times & Meal Times
9.7 Prime Times: Intimate Care & Nappy Changing
9.8 Prime Times: Sleep & Rest Time
9.9 Promoting Positive Behaviour
9.10 Identification, Assessment & Support For Children
9.11 Prime Times: Transition to School
10 Working In Partnerships
10.0 Partnerships With Parents & Other Agencies
10.1 Partnerships With Parents, Carers & Other Agencies
10.2 Complaints Procedure For Parents & Carers
11 Appendix NB: The appendix contains various examples of documents which we use to support our policies and procedures and may vary from time to time as our paperwork changes.



