Policies

Little Windmills has a number of policies which you will find listed below.  These are however currently being updated so in the meantime if you would like a copy please ask a member of staff.

EYFS – SAFEGUARDING AND PROMOTING CHILDREN’S WELFARE

Safeguarding Children

  • Children’s rights and entitlements
  • Safeguarding children and child protection  (including managing allegations of abuse against a member of staff)
  • Looked after children
  • Confidentiality and client access to records
  • Information sharing
  • Uncollected child  
  • Missing child
  • Supervision of children on outings and visits
  • Maintaining children’s safety and security on the premises
  • Making a complaint
  • Whistleblowing

Equal opportunity

  • Valuing diversity and promoting equality
  • Supporting children with special educational needs
  • Achieving positive behaviour

 Promoting health and hygiene

  • Animals in the setting
  • Administering medicines  
  • Managing children with allergies, or who are sick or infectious  (including notifiable diseases)
  • Nappy changing
  • No-smoking
  • Food and Drink
  • First Aid

EYFS – SUITABLE PEOPLE
Employment

  • Employment and staffing (including vetting, contingency plans, training developments)
  • Induction of staff, volunteers and managers
  • Student Placements

EYFS – SUITABLE PREMISES/EQUIPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT
Health and Safety

  • Risk Assessment
  • Health and safety general standards (including resources & equipment)
  • Fire safety and emergency evacuation
  • Recording and reporting of accidents and incidents (including procedures for reporting to HSE, RIDDOR)
  • Food Hygiene (including procedure for reporting food poisoning)

 EYFS – ORGANISATION
Administration

  • Admissions

Child care practice

  • The role of the key person in the setting and settling in

 Partnership

  • Parental involvement
  • Working in partnership with other agencies

 EYFS – DOCUMENTATION
Record Keeping

  • Children’s records
  • Provider records

 ADDITIONAL POLICIES

  • Disciplinary & Grievance procedure
  • Procedure to follow in the event of unexpected circumstances