Flying Start Nursery Policies and Procedures

for EYFS 2021

 

Introduction

0 Policy and procedures implementation and review policy

0.0 Implementation and review procedure

1.0 Health and safety policy

1.1 Risk assessment

1.2 Group rooms, stair ways and corridors

1.3 Kitchen

1.4 Children’s bathrooms/changing areas

1.6 Short trips, outings and excursions

1.7 Outdoors

1.8 Staff cloakrooms

1.9 Maintenance and repairs

1.11 Staff personal safety

1.12 Threats and abuse towards staff and volunteers

1.13 Entrances and approach to the building

1.14 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

1.15 Manual handling

1.16 Festival (and other) decorations>

1.17 Jewellery and hair accessories

1.18 Animals and pets

1.19 Face painting and Mehndi

1.20 Notifiable incident, non-child protection

1.21 Terrorist threat/attack and lock-down

2.0 Fire safety policy

2.1 Fire safety

3.0 Food safety and nutrition policy

3.1 Food preparation, storage and purchase

3.2 Food for play and cooking activities

3.5 Meeting dietary requirements

4.0 Health policy

4.1 Accidents and emergency treatment

4.2 Administration of medicine

4.3 Life-saving medication and invasive treatments

4.4 Allergies and food intolerance

4.5 Poorly children

4.6 Oral health

5.0 Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity policy

5.1 Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity

6.0 Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults policy

6.1 Responding to safeguarding or child protection concerns

6.1a Child welfare and protection summary

6.1b Safeguarding incident reporting form

6.1c Confidential safeguarding incident report form

6.2 Allegations against staff, volunteers or agency staff

6.3 Visitor or intruder on the premises

6.4 Uncollected child

6.5 Missing child

6.6 Incapacitated parent

6.7 Death of a child on-site

6.8 Looked after children

6.8a Care plan for looked after children form

6.9 E-safety

6.10 Key person supervision

7.0 Record keeping policy

7.1 Children’s records and data protection

7.1a Privacy notice

7.2 Confidentiality, recording and sharing information

7.3 Client access to records

7.4 Transfer of records

8.0 Staff, volunteers and students policy

8.1 Staff deployment

8.2 Deployment of volunteers and parent helpers

8.3 Student placement

9.0 Childcare practice policy

9.1 Waiting list and admissions

9.1d Childcare terms and conditions

9.2 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 – Arrivals and departures>

9.7 Prime times – Baby and toddler mealtimes>

9.9 Prime times – Intimate care and nappy changing

9.12 Promoting positive behaviour

9.13 Identification, assessment and support for children with SEND>

9.14 Prime times – Transition to school>

9.15 Progress check at age two>

10.0 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