We have a full and robust set of policies and procedures in place for the following:-
Policies and Procedures
- Welcome to Playgroup
- Starting Playgroup
- Settling in
- Working in Partnership with Parents and Carers
- Admissions Policy
- Key Person policy and Procedures
- Equal Opportunities Policy
- EYPP Policy
- Confidentiality Policy
- Safeguarding Statement of Intent
- Safeguarding and Child Protection policy
- Aims
- Safer Recruitment Policy
- Safer Recruitment procedure
- Roles and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding/CPO
- Safeguarding and child protection procedures
- Indicators of abuse and what you might see
- Safeguarding children with special educational needs and disabilities
- Policy with regard to Female Genital Mutilation
- Responding to a child’s disclosure – procedure
- Recording suspicions of abuse and disclosures procedure
- Parental partnership
- Referral to MASH
- Allegations against a practitioner
- Whistle Blowing
- Child Protection- Allegation against a practitioner
- Protection of Practitioners from allegations of abuse
- Practitioner Illness and Medication Policy
- Practitioners taking medicines/other substances
- Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
- Fire Safety
- Evacuation Drill Procedure – in the event of a fire (or any other reason)
- In the event of an actual emergency
- Emergency Lockdown Procedures Policy (including terrorist attack)
- Arrival and departure of adults and children
- Procedure for if a parent/carer arrives drunk or drugged to collect their child
- Visitors procedure
- Volunteers procedure
- Failing to collect a child
- Lost child
- Non-attendance procedure/missing education
- No Smoking Policy
- Risk Assessment
- Health and Hygiene Policies and Procedures
- Health
- Illness
- List of Notifiable Diseases
- Hygiene
- Personal Hygiene
- Cleaning and clearing
- Intimate/Personal Care policy and Procedure
- Food and Drink Policy
- First Aid and the Administration of First Aid
- Accidents
- Administration of Medicines
- Medical Policy and Procedures
- Staff Behaviour policy – Code of Conduct (Including Health and Safety)
- Managing Behaviour and Discipline Policy (Including positive handling)
- Rough and Tumble play and fantasy aggression policy (Including weapon and superhero play)
- Bullying/Peer on Peer Abuse
- Bullying/Peer on Peer Abuse in the Workplace
- SEN/Inclusion Policy
- Policy and Procedures on identifying and providing for children with SEN and disabilities
- Our Local Offer – SEN and Disabilities information
- Complaints procedure
- Student Placement Policy
- Walks and Outings policy and Procedure
- Emergency Closure and Adverse Weather Policy
- Whistle Blowing Policy
- Fundamental British Values Policy and the Prevent Duty
- Promoting British Values in our playgroup
- The Prevent Duty
- E Safety
- Privacy Notice for Children in Early Years Settings
- Privacy Notice for Early Years Practitioners, students and volunteers.
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Policy and Procedure
- Acceptable Use Policy
- ICT Misuse Policy
- Mobile Phone, Digital Equipment, Camera and Photograph/Image Policy
- Appraisal and Supervision Policy
- Induction Policy
- Heat Wave Plan
Reviewed and updated by partners and practitioners in September 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, October/November 2105, January 2016, July 2016, January 2017, April 2017, May 2017, April 2018, August 2018, November 2018, April 2019, December 2019, March 2020, November 2020, February 2022, August 2022