Policies and Procedures

0          Policy and procedures implementation and review policy

0.0       Implementation and review procedure

01        Health and safety policy 

01.1     Risk assessments
01.1a   Generic risk assessment form
01.1b   Access audit form
01.1c   Prioritised place risk assessment form
01.2     Group rooms, stair ways and corridors
01.3     Kitchen
01.4     Children’s bathrooms/changing areas
01.5     N/A Milk kitchen
01.6     Short trips, outings and excursions
01.7     Outdoors
01.8     Staff cloakrooms
01.9     Maintenance and repairs
01.10   Laundry area
01.11   Staff personal safety
01.12   Threats and abuse towards staff and volunteers
01.13   Entrances and approach to the building
01.14   Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
01.14a Hazardous Substances Risk Assessment
01.15   Manual handling
01.16   Festival (and other) decorations
01.17   Jewellery and hair accessories
01.18   Animals and pets
01.19   Face painting and mehndi
01.20   Notifiable incident, non-child protection
01.21   Terrorist threat/attack and lock-down
01.22   N/A Closed circuit television (CCTV)

02        Fire safety policy

02.1     Fire safety
02.1a   Fire safety risk assessment form

​03        Food safety and nutrition policy

03.1     Food preparation, storage and purchase
03.2     Food for play and cooking activities
03.3     N/A Milk and baby food preparation and storage
03.4     Menu planning and nutrition
03.5     Meeting dietary requirements
03.6     Breast feeding

​04        Health policy

​04.1     Accidents and emergency treatment
04.2     Administration of medicine
04.2a   Health care plan form
​04.3     Life-saving medication and invasive treatments
04.4     Allergies and food intolerance
04.5     Poorly children
04.6     Oral health
04.7     Baby and child massage

​05        Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity policy

05.1     Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity

​06        Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults policy

06.1     Responding to safeguarding or child protection concerns
06.2     Allegations against staff, volunteers or agency staff
06.3     Visitor or intruder on the premises
06.4     Uncollected child
06.5     Missing child
06.6     Incapacitated parent
06.7     Death of a child on-site
06.8     Looked after children
6.8a     Care plan for looked after children form
06.9     E-safety
6.10     Key person supervision

​07        Record keeping policy

​07.1     Children’s records and data protection
07.1a   Privacy notice
07.2     Confidentiality, recording and sharing information
07.3     Client access to records
07.4 Transfer of records

​08        Staff, volunteers and students policy

​08.1     Staff deployment
08.2     Deployment of volunteers and parent helpers
08.3     Student placement

​09        Childcare practice policy

​09.1     Waiting list and admissions
09.1a   About our childcare
09.1b   Application to join
09.1c   Childcare registration form
09.1d   Childcare terms and conditions
09.2     Absence
09.3     Prime times – The role of the key person
09.4     Prime times – Settling in and transitions
09.5     Establishing children’s starting points
09.6     Prime times – Arrivals and departures
09.7     Prime times – Baby and toddler mealtimes
09.8     Prime times – Snack-times and mealtimes (older children)
09.9     Prime times – Intimate care and nappy changing
09.10   Prime times – Sleep and rest time
09.11   Managing separation anxiety in children under 2 years old
09.12   Promoting positive behaviour
09.13   Identification, assessment and support for children with SEND
09.13a SEN Support: Initial record of concern form
09.13b SEN Support: Action plan
09.14   Prime times – Transition to school
09.15   Progress check at age two
09.15a Progress check at age two form

​10        Working in partnership with parents and other agencies policy

10.1     Working in partnership with parents and other agencies
10.2     Complaints procedure for parents and service users