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Policies

Here you can find all our policies, in PDF format. These can be downloaded, stored and printed if required. The policies are also available at the Pre-School and may be viewed upon request. Click on a policy heading to open.

1	Implementation and review procedure
2	Health and safety policy
2.1	Risk assessment
2.2	Children’s bathrooms/changing areas
2.3	Short trips, outings and excursions
2.4	Outdoors
2.5	Maintenance and repairs
2.6	Staff personal safety
2.7	Threats and abuse towards staff and volunteers
2.8	Entrances and approach to the building
2.9	Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
2.10	Manual handling
2.11	Festival (and other) decorations
2.12	Jewellery and hair accessories
2.13	Animals and pets
2.14	Face painting and mehndi
2.15	Emergency evacuation and lock-down
2.16	Notifiable incident, non- child protection
3.0	Fire safety policy
3.1	Fire safety
4.0	Food safety and nutrition policy
4.1	Food preparation, storage and purchase
4.2	Food for play and cooking activities
4.3	Packed Lunches and Snacks
4.4	Meeting dietary requirements
5.0	Health policy
5.1	Accidents and emergency treatment
5.2	Administration of medicine
5.3	Life-saving medication and invasive treatments
5.4	Allergies and food intolerance
5.5	Poorly children
5.6	Oral health
5.7	Infection control
5.8	Oral health
6	Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity policy
6.1	Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults’ policy
6.2	Responding to safeguarding or child protection concerns
6.3	Concerns and allegations of serious harm or abuse against staff, volunteers or agency staff
6.4	Visitor or intruder on the premises
6.5	Uncollected child
6.6	Missing child
6.7	Incapacitated parent/carer
6.8	Death of a child on-site
6.9	Looked after children
6.10	E-safety (including all electronic devices with imaging and sharing capabilities)
6.11	Key person supervision
7.0	Record keeping policy
7.1	Children’s records and data protection
7.2	Confidentiality, recording and sharing information
7.3	Client access to records
7.4	Transfer of records
8	Staff, assistants, volunteers and students policy
8.1	Recruitment Checks
8.2	Staff deployment
8.3	Deployment of volunteers and parent helpers
8.4	Student placement
9	Early years practice policy
9.1	Waiting list and admissions
9.2	Attendance and absence
9.3	Prime times – The role of the key person
9.4	Prime times – Settling in and transitions
9.5	Establishing children’s starting points
9.6	Prime times – Snack-times and mealtimes (older children)
9.7	Prime times – Intimate care and nappy changing
9.8	Identification, assessment and support for children with SEND
9.9	Promoting positive behaviour
9.10	Prime times – Transition to school
9.11	Progress check at age two
10	Working in partnership with parents and other agencies policy
10.1	Complaints procedure for parents/carers and service users
11	Early Education and Childcare Entitlement Funding
11.1	Health care plan
12	Uniform