Below are some of our policies & procedures that you may wish to access to inform yourself of how specific issues or situations are handled in the setting. A full file of all policies and procedures is available at the pre-school.
These policies cover a wide variety of subjects and the procedures in place in respect of each. We have therefore added a brief note or extract to give an overview of what each document covers.
Our policies and procedures are reviewed once per year by the pre-school committee.
These policies cover a wide variety of subjects and the procedures in place in respect of each. We have therefore added a brief note or extract to give an overview of what each document covers.
Our policies and procedures are reviewed once per year by the pre-school committee.
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How we promote the children’s right to be strong, resilient and listened to, and how we help them establish and sustain satisfying relationships within their families, with peers and with other adults.
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Our setting will work with children, parents and the community to ensure the rights and safety of children and to give them the very best start in life.
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Children and young people become ‘looked after’ if they have either been taken into care by the local authority, or have been accommodated by the local authority (a voluntary care arrangement).
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In the event that a child is not collected by an authorised adult at the end of a session, we use these procedures to ensure the child is cared for safely by an experienced and qualified practitioner who is known to the child.
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Every attempt is made to ensure the security of children is maintained at all times. In the unlikely event of a child going missing, our missing child procedure is followed.
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This policy contains the procedures for mobile phone and smart watch use in the setting. Photographs gathered while observing children’s achievements are also subject to procedures in how these are collected, developed and stored.
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Despite effective planning and preparation, including Risk Assessments, it is still possible for a Critical
Incident to occur within the setting. |
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This privacy notice explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it and how we protect it.
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This policy sets out how we employ and deploy our staff to ensure children are kept safe at all times.
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This policy sets out how we support students to experience working in childcare whilst ensuring children are kept safe.
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Whistle blowing relates to all those who work with or within the setting, it gives individuals an opportunity to raise in confidence any issues or concerns they may have that relates to the organisation.
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This policy sets out how we induct staff and volunteers to ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to. |
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At least one member of staff with current first aid training is on the premises or on an outing at any one time. The first aid qualification includes first aid training for infants and young children.
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We believe that children settle best when they have a key person to relate to, who knows them and their parents well, and who can meet their individual needs.
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We provide a staffing ratio in line with the Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements of the EYFS to ensure that children have sufficient individual attention and to guarantee care and education of a high quality.
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We make our setting a safe and healthy place for children, parents, staff and volunteers and administer medicines where necessary to enable inclusive practice.
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All staff members are aware of any identified or suspected allergies, prevent contact with the allergenic substance and implement these procedures to minimise/prevent cross infection of viruses and bacterial infections.
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This policy sets out how we record accidents and incidents to ensure safety of everyone in our setting. |
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No child is excluded from participating in our setting who may not yet be toilet trained. We work with parents towards toilet training, unless there are medical or other developmental reasons why this may not be appropriate.
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We promote healthy eating using resources and materials from the Pre-school Learning Alliance campaign Feeding Young Imaginations. We aim to provide nutritious food, which meets the children’s individual dietary needs.
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We maintain the highest possible food hygiene standards with regard to the purchase, storage, preparation and serving of food. We are registered as a food provider with the local authority Environmental Health Department.
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This ensures our kitchen hygiene is maintained at all times to minimise health risks to all users. |
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This ensures individual children's ongoing health needs are met.
This sets out how children are supported if they fall asleep whilst with us to maintain their safety. |
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This policy sets out how we keep children safe in the sun.
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The principles that underpin how we achieve positive and considerate behaviour exist within the programme for promoting personal, social and emotional development.
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We ensure our environment is safe for all children, staff and visitors.
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We maintain the highest possible security of our premises to ensure that each child is safely cared for during their time with us.
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Staff at Crestwood Pre-school ensure that there are procedures to keep children safe on outings.
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This ensures that all risk are taken into consideration and stringent risk assessments are conducted to ensure safety of all users in the setting.
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This sets out how fire and emergency evacuations are conducted and evaluated.
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This policy sets out the procedures we follow when having animals visit our setting.
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We comply with health and safety regulations and the Welfare Requirements of the EYFS in making our setting a no-smoking environment - both indoors and outdoors.
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Our risk assessment form.
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Our fire risk assessment template.
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This policy sets out how we safeguard our staff.
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We ensure that our service is fully inclusive and that we meet the needs of all children, particularly those that arise from their ethnic heritage, social and economic background, gender, ability or disability.
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We provide an environment in which all children, including those with special educational needs (SEN), are supported to reach their full potential.
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We, are subject to a duty under section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. This duty is known as the Prevent Duty.
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Our current prospectus. |
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It is our intention to make our setting accessible to children and families from all sections of the local community. Application form and prospectus are available here.
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This is our registration form which will be completed on your child's first day. It ensures your child's safety whilst in our care.
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Our aim is to support parents as their child’s first and most important educators by involving them in their children’s education and in the full life of the setting.
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There are record keeping systems in place that meet legal requirements; means of storing and sharing that information take place within the framework of the Data Protection Act and the Human Rights Act.
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This policy sets out how we store records to ensure confidentiality whilst adhering to GDPR regulations.
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This sets out what information we transfer to schools and how we maintain confidentiality whilst ensuring every child's safety.
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We aim to ensure that all parents and carers can share their information in the confidence that it will only be used to enhance the welfare of their children.
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We recognise that parents have the right to know that information they share will be regarded as confidential as well as be informed about the circumstances, and reasons, when we are obliged to share information.
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This sets out how we work with other professions. |
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We anticipate that most concerns will be resolved quickly by an informal approach to the appropriate member of staff. If this does not achieve the desired result, these are our procedures for dealing with concerns.
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