Policies and Procedures

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