Policies & Procedures

View or download policies and procedures at The Play Cabin.

Dear Parents,

Welcome to The Play Cabin. Thank you for choosing us to provide childcare and nursery education for your children. Our policies and procedures provide important information about;


  • how we provide care for your children
  • how we keep your children safe
  • the personal records we keep and how we manage it
  • when and how we share any information with external agencies


Our policies and procedures are consistent across our provision and in line with the current EYFS requirements.


  • Policies and procedures are written and reviewed annually.


  • Changes are only made to the policies and procedures by the trustees in liaison with the setting manager where risk assessment has indicated that this is required.


  • Policies and procedures are risk assessed and reviewed following any incident that is reportable under RIDDOR.


  • Disciplinary action may be taken where individuals have disregarded policies and procedures.



Familiarisation and implementation


  • It is the responsibility of every member of staff, volunteer and student within the setting to adhere to and always implement the policies and procedures.


  • The setting manager offers advice and support to staff regarding procedure implementation.


  • An overview of policies and procedures is included in induction for individual members of staff, with specific emphasis given to safeguarding procedures.


  • Members of staff must sign to say that they are aware of and will adhere to the current policies and procedures.


  • Members of staff understand that they must refer to the procedures as they support all aspects of their work within the setting.


  • Staff meetings and in-house training events are used as opportunities to focus on procedures as required, and to discuss their implementation.


  • Where there is an outbreak of a communicable disease or infection, the relevant procedure is photocopied and displayed for parents’ reference during the outbreak.


  • Other procedures may be displayed where a situation arises, for example to highlight health and safety concerns such as closing the gate.


  • Following implementation of a procedure, such as emergency evacuation or other health and safety procedures, the setting manager will conduct a review as follows:


  1. did all members of staff follow the procedure?
  2. is further training required on any aspect of implementation?
  3. did the procedure fit the circumstance; does it need adapting or changing?



Parents


  • Parents know how to access a full set of policies and procedures.

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Contents
Absence Monitoring 4 Epidemic and Pandemic 21 Managing sickness and illness 41 Safeguarding children and child protection 58
Allergies and Allergic Reactions 5 E-Safety 24 Manual Handling 42 Safer recruitment 67
Administering Medicine 6 Fire safety and emergency evacuation 26 Missing Child 43 Student placements 69
Admissions 8 Food and Drink 28 Nappy changing 44 Supervision of children on trips and visits 70
Allergies 9 Food Hygiene 30 No smoking 45 Supporting children with SEND 71
Children’s Records 10 Health and safety general standards 31 Notifiable incident, non-child protection 46 Terrorist threat/attack and lock down 76
Children’s rights and entitlements 13 Health Policy 35 Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity 48 The role of the key person and settling in 78
Children’s safety on the premises 14 Infection Control 36 Promoting positive behaviour 50 Transfer of records to school 80
Client access to records 15 Looked after children 38 Privacy 54 Uncollected child 83
Confidentiality, recording and sharing information 17 Making a complaint 39 Risk assessment 57 Whistle blowing 84
Partnership with parents and other agencies 85

If you have any questions or queries please get in touch with our friendly team.

Call 0208 888 4590