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Policies and Procedures for Cygnets Pre-School
Contents
0
Introduction
0
Policy and procedures implementation and review policy
01
Health and safety policy
01.1
Risk assessment
01.3
Kitchen
01.4
Children’s bathrooms/changing areas
01.6
Short trips, outings, and excursions
01.7
Outdoors
01.8
Staff cloakrooms
01.9
Maintenance and repairs
01.11
Staff personal safety
01.12
Threats and abuse towards staff and volunteers
01.13
Entrances and approach to the building
01.14
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
01.15
Manual handling
01.16
Festival (and other) decorations
01.17
Jewellery and hair accessories
01.18
Animals and pets
01.20
Notifiable incident, non-child protection
01.21
Terrorist threat/attack and shelter
02
Fire safety policy
02.1
Fire safety
03
Food safety and nutrition policy
03.1
Food preparation, storage, and purchase
03.2
Food for play and cooking activities
03.4
Menu planning and nutrition
03.5
Meeting dietary requirements
04
Health policy
04.1
Accidents and emergency treatment
04.2
Administration of medicine
04.3
Life-saving medication and invasive treatments
04.4
Allergies and food intolerance
04.5
Poorly children
04.6
Oral health
05
Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity policy
05.1
Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity
06
Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults policy
06.1
Responding to safeguarding or child protection concerns
6.1b Safeguarding incident reporting form
06.2
Allegations against staff, volunteers or agency staff
06.3
Visitor or intruder on the premises
06.4
Uncollected child
06.5
Missing child
06.6
Incapacitated parent
06.7
Death of a child on-site
06.8
Looked after children
06.9
E-safety
6.10
Key person supervision
07
Record keeping policy
07.1
Children’s records and data protection
07.1a
Privacy notice
07.2
Confidentiality, recording and sharing information
07.3
Client access to records
07.4 Transfer of records
08
Staff, volunteers and students’ policy
08.1
Staff deployment
08.2
Deployment of volunteers and parent helpers
08.3
Student placement
09
Childcare practice policy
09.1
Waiting list and admissions
09.1a
About our childcare
09.1d
Childcare terms and conditions
09.1e Mission statement
09.2
Absence
09.3
Prime times – The role of the key person
09.4
Prime times – Settling in and transitions
09.5
Establishing children’s starting points
09.6
Prime times – Arrivals and departures
09.8
Prime times – Snack-times and mealtimes (older children)
09.9
Prime times – Intimate care and nappy changing
09.10
Prime times – Sleep and rest time
09.11
Managing separation anxiety
09.12
Promoting positive behaviour
09.13
Identification, assessment, and support for children with SEND
09.14
Prime times – Transition to school
09.15
Progress check at age two
10
Working in partnership with parents and other agencies policy
10.1
Working in partnership with parents and other agencies
10.2
Complaints procedure for parents and service users