Policies
Our policies have been adopted by staff and committee to ensure their relevance. They are adopted at a Committee meeting and signed by the current Chair person. They are reviewed annually. The Pre-School runs following the information in the policies and the procedures. The policies are kept in the Pre-School Office and are available for parents to view at any time. They are also available here on our website.
Policy Documents
1. Health & Safety
Sturminster Marshall Pre-School as a provider is alert to any issues of concern in the child’s life at home or elsewhere. We have and implement a policy, and procedures, to safeguard children.
- 1.1 Risk assessment
- 1.2 Preschool building
- 1.3 Kitchen
- 1.4 Children's bathrooms/changing areas
- 1.5 Short trips, outings and excursions
- 1.6 Outdoors
- 1.7 Maintenance and repairs
- 1.8 Laundry area
- 1.9 Staff personal safety
- 1.10 Threats and abuse towards staff and volunteers
- 1.11 Entrances and approach to the building
- 1.12 Control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)
- 1.13 Manual handling
- 1.14 Festival (and other) decorations
- 1.15 Jewellery and hair accessories
- 1.16 Animals and pets
- 1.17 Face painting and mehndi
- 1.18 Notifiable incident, non-child protection
2. Fire Safety
3. Food Safety and Nutrition
4. Health
5. Equality
6. Safeguarding Children
Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults policy July 2021
- 6.1 Responding to safeguarding or child protection concerns
- 6.2 Allegations against staff, volunteers or agency staff
- 6.3 Whistleblowing
- 6.4 Visitor or intruder on the premises
- 6.5 Missing child
- 6.6 Uncollected child
- 6.7 Incapacitated parent
- 6.8 Death of the child on site
- 6.9 E-safety
- 6.10 Key person supervision
- 6.11 Looked after children
- 6.12 Low level concerns and allegations of serious harm and abuse against staff, volunteers or agency staff
- 6.12a Low level concerns form August 22
7. Record Keeping
8. Staff, Volunteers and Students
9. Equal Opportunities
- 9.1 Absence
- 9.2 The role of the key person
- 9.3 Establishing children starting points
- 9.4 Nappy changing and intimate care
- 9.5 Sleep and rest time
- 9.6 Identification, assessment and support for children with SEND
- 9.7 Transition to school
- 9.8 Progress check at age two
- 9.9 Snack times and mealtimes
- 9.10 Parent information
10. Working in Partnership With Parents and Other Agencies
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