Policies
Our policies are provided by the Pre-school Learning Alliance with some customisation specifically for our setting. They are grouped into sections as follows:
1 Child Protection
1.1 Children’s rights and entitlements
1.2 Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults
1.3 Looked after children
1.4 Uncollected child
1.5 Missing child
1.6 Online safety
1.6.a Online Learning Journal
2 Suitable people
2.1 Employment
2.2 Student placements
3 Staff Qualifications, Training, Support and Skills
3.1 Induction of employees and volunteers
3.2 First Aid
4 Key Person
4.1 The role of the key person and settling-in
5 Staff:Child Ratios
6 Health
6.1 Administering medicines
6.2 Managing children who are sick, infectious, or with allergies
6.3 Recording and reporting of accidents and incidents
6.4 Nappy changing
6.5 Food and drink
6.5.a Healthy lunchbox
6.6 Food hygiene
6.7 Basic kitchen opening and closing checks template
6.8 Epidemic and Pandemic policy
7 Managing Behaviour
7.1 Promoting positive behaviour
8 Safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment
8.1 Health and safety general standards
8.2 Maintaining children’s safety and security on premises
8.3 Supervision of children on outings and visits
8.4 Risk assessment
8.5 Fire safety and emergency evacuation
8.5.a Lockdown procedure
8.6 Animals in the setting
8.7 No-smoking
8.8 Health and safety risk assessment template
8.9 Fire safety risk assessment template
8.10 Staff personal safety including home visits
9 Equal Opportunities
9.1 Valuing diversity and promoting inclusion and equality
9.2 Supporting children with special educational needs
9.5 British values
10 Information and records
10.1 Early years prospectus
10.2 Admissions
10.5 Parental involvement
10.6 Children’s records
10.7 Provider records
10.8 Transfer of records to school
10.9 Confidentiality and client access to records
10.10 Information sharing
10.11 Working in partnership with other agencies
10.12 Making a complaint
10.13 Childcare terms and conditions
10.14 Notification of Leaving Form
10.15 Privacy notice – children & parents/carers
10.16 Privacy notice – employees & volunteers