Policies

A range of policies govern the day to day running of the preschool. These are listed below and can be viewed by clicking on the section title.

01 Health & Safety

01 Health & Safety  - January 2025

01.01 Risk Assessment - January 2025

01.01a Generic Risk Assessment 

01.01b Access Audit Form

01.01c Prioritised Risk Assessment Form

01.02 Group Rooms, Stairways & Corridors - January 2025

01.03 Kitchen - January 2025

01.04 Children's Bathrooms Changing Area - January 2025

01.06 Short Trips, Outings & Excursions - January 2025

01.07 Outdoors - January 2025

01.08 Staff Cloakroom - January 2025

01.09 Maintenance & Repairs - January 2025

01.10 Laundry Area - January 2025

01.11 Staff Personal Safety - January 2025

01.12 Threats and abuse towards staff and volunteers - January 2025

01.13 Entrances and approach to the building - January 2025

01.14 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) - January 2025

01.15 Manual Handling - January 2025

01.16 Festival (and other) Decorations - January 2025

01.17 Jewellery and Hair Accessories - January 2025

01.18 Animals and Pets - January 2025

01.19 Face Painting and Mehndi - January 2025

01.20 Notifiable Incidents, Non-Child Protection - January 2025

01.21 Terrorist Threat/Attack and Lock-Down - January 2025

01.22 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) - January 2025

02 Fire Safety

02 Fire and Safety Policy - January 2025

02.01 Fire Safety - January 2025

03 Food Safety and Nutrition

03 Food and Nutrition Policy - January 2025

03.01 Food Preparation, Storage and Purchases

03.02 Food for Play and Cooking Activities

03.4 Menu Planning and Nutrition

03.5 Meeting Dietary Requirements

0.4 Health Policy - January 2025

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

04.05 Poorly Children

04.05a Managing a Suspected Case of Coronavirus

04.05b Infection Control

04.06 Oral Health

05 Promoting Inclusion, Equality and Valuing Diversity  - January 2025

05.01 Promoting Inclusion, Equality and Valuing Diversity

06 Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults - June 2025

06.01 Responding to Safeguarding or Child Protection Concerns - January 2025

06.02 Low Level Concerns and Allegations of Serious Harm or Abuse Against Staff, Volunteers or Agency Staff - January 2025

06.03 Visitor or Intruder on the Premises - January 2025

06.04 Uncollected Child - January 2025

06.05 Missing Child - January 2025

06.06 Incapacitated Parent - January 2025

06.07 Death of a Child On-Site January 2025

06.08 Looked After Children - January 2025

06.09 E-Safety -January 2025

06.10 Key Person Supervision - January 2025

07 Record Keeping - January 2025

07.01 Children's Records and Data Protection

07.01a Privacy Notice

07.02 Confidentiality, Recording and Sharing Information

07.03 Client Access to Records

07.04 Transfer of Records

08 Staff, Volunteers and Students - January 2025

08.01 Staff Deployment

08.02 Deployment of Volunteers and Parent Helpers

08.03 Student Placement

09 Early Years Practice - January 2025

09.01 Waiting List & Admissions

09.01d Childcare Terms & Conditions

09.02 Absence

09.03 Prime Times - The Role of a Key Person

09.04 Prime Times - Settling In and Transitions

09.05 Prime Times - Children's Starting Points

09.06 Prime Times - Arrivals and Departures

09.08 Prime Times - Snack Times and Mealtimes 

09.09 Prime Times - Intimate Care and Nappy Changing

09.12 Promoting Positive Behaviour

09.13 Identification, Assessment and Support for Children with SEND

09.14 Prime Times - Transition to School

09.15 Progress Check at Age Two

10 Working in Partnership with Parents and Other Agencies  - January 2025

10.01 Working in Partnership with Parents and Other Agencies

10.02 Complaints Procedure for Parents and Service Users

Miscellaneous

Adverse Weather Policy

Personal Care

Outdoor Policy

Late Collection Policy

Curriculum Policy

Capability Policy & Procedure

Whistle Blowing Policy

Sun Safe Policy