Please review this selection of policies relevant to new starters. For a full set of our policies please ask for the hard copies held within the Pre-school.
01.01a Generic risk assessment template
01.01c Prioritised place risk assessment
01.02 Playroom, hallway and lobby areas
01.04 Children’s bathrooms - changing areas
01.05 Short trips, outings and excursions
01.09 Threats and abuse towards staff and volunteers
01.10 Entrances and approach to the building
01.11 Control of substances hazardous to health
01.13 Festivals and other decorations
01.14 Jewellery and hair accessories
01.15 Face painting and mehndi
01.16 Notifiable incident, non-child protection
01.17 Terrorist threat attack and lock-down
02.01a Fire safety risk assessment form
03 Food safety and nutrition policy
03.01 Food preparation, storage and purchase
03.02 Food for play and cooking activities
03.03 Meeting dietary requirements
04.01 Accidents and emergency treatment
04.02 Administration of medicine
04.03 Life-saving medication and invasive treatments
04.04 Allergies and food intolerance
05 Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity policy
05.01 Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity
05.02 Inclusion and diversity - vision and procedures
06 Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults
06.01 Responding to safeguarding or child protection concerns
06.01a Child welfare and protection summary
06.01b Safeguarding incident reporting form
06.01c Confidential safeguarding incident report form
06.02 Low level concern allegations of serious harm or abuse against staff and visitors
06.02a Low level concerns form
06.03 Visitor or intruder on the premises
06.07 Death of a child on-site
07.01 Children’s records and data protection
07.02 Confidentiality, recording and sharing information
07.03 Client access to records
08 Staff, volunteers and students
08.02 Deployment of volunteers and parent helpers
09.01 About our childcare and early education
09.01d Childcare and early education terms and conditions
09.03 Prime times, the role of the key person
09.04 Primes times, settling in and transitions
09.05 Establishing children’s starting points
09.06 Prime times arrivals and departures
09.08 Prime times snacks and mealtimes
09.09 Prime times intimate care and nappy changing
09.10 Prime times sleep and rest time
09.12 Promoting positive behaviour
09.13 Identification, assessment and support for children with SEND
09.13a SEN Support initial record of concerns form
09.13b SEN support child portrait action plan
09.14 Prime times transition to school
09.15a Progress check at age 2 form
10 Working in partnership with parents and other agencies
10.01 Working in partnership with parents and other agencies form