Policies And Procedures
All policies and procedures have been reviewed to ensure they meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) September 1st , 2025. They are suitable for group and school-based providers.
0 Contents July 2025 (August updates)
01 Health & Safety Policy July 25
01.01a Generic Risk Assessment Form July 2025
01.01b Access Audit Form July 2025
01.02 Group rooms, stairways and corridors July 2025
01.04 Children's Bathrooms Changing Areas
01.06 Short trips, outings and excursions July 2025
01.08 Staff Cloakrooms July 2025
01.09 Maintenance & Repairs July 2025
01.11 Staff personal Safety July 2025
01.12 Threats and abuse towards staff and volunteers July 2025
01.13 Entrances and approach to the building July 2025
01.14 Control of substances hazardous to health July 2025
01.15 Manual Handling July 2025
01.16 Festival (and other) decorations July 2025
01.17 Jewellery and hair accessories July 2025
01.20 Notifiable incident non-child protection July 2025
01.21 Emergency Evacuation and lockdown July 2025
02 Firesafety Policy July 2025
02.01a Fire Safety Risk Assessment Form July 2025
03 Food Safety and Nutrition Policy July 2025
03.01 Food preparation, storage and purchase July 2025
03.02 Food for play and cooking activities July 2025
03.03 Milk and baby food preparation and storage July 2025
03.04 Menu planning and nutrition July 2025
03.05 Meeting dietary requirements July 2025
03.06 Breast feeding July 2025
04.01 Accidents and emergency treatment July 2025
04.02 Administration of medicine July 2025
04.02a Healthcare Plan July 2025
04.03 Life-saving medication and invasive treatments July 2025
04.04 Allergies and food intolerances July 2025
04.05 Poorly Children July 2025
04.05a Children Illness & Exclusion Period Oct 25
04.05b Infection Control July 2025
05 Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity policy July 2025
05.01 Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity July 2025
06 Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults policy July 2025
06.01 Responding to safeguarding or child protection concerns July 2025
06.01a Child welfare and protection summary July 2025
06.01b Safeguarding incident reporting form July 2025
06.01c Confidential safeguarding incident report form July 2025
06.02 Concerns allegations of serious harm or abuse against staff July 2025
06.03 Visitor or intruder on the premises July 2025
06.04 Uncollected child July 2025
06.06 Incapacitated parent July 2025
06.07 Death of a child on-site July 2025
06.08 Looked after children July 2025
06.08a Care plan for looked after children form July 2025
06.09a E-safety audit July 2025
6.10 Key person supervision July 2025
07 Recording Keeping Policy July 2025
07.01 Children's records and data protection July 2025
07.01a Privacy notice July 2025
07.02 Confidentiality, recording and sharing information July 2025
07.03 Client access to records July 2025
07.04 Transfer of records July 2025
08 Staff, volunteers and students policy July 2025
08.01 Recruitment checks July 2025
08.02 Staff deployment July 2025
08.03 Deployment of volunteers and parent helpers July 2025
08.04 Student placement July 2025
09 Early Years practice policy July 2025
09.01 Waiting list and admissions July 2025
09.01a About our childcare and early education July 2025
09.01b Application to join July 2025
09.01c Childcare and early education registration form July 2025
09.01d Childcare and early education terms and conditions July 2025
09.02 Attendance and Absence July 2025
09.03 Prime times the role of the key person July 2025
09.04 Prime times settling in and transitions July 2025
09.05 Establishing children's starting points July 2025
09.06 Prime times arrivals and departures July 2025
09.07 Prime times baby and toddler meal times July 2025
09.08 Prime times snack times and meal times (older children) July 2025
09.09 Prime times intimate care and nappy changing July 2025
09.10 Prime times sleep and rest time July 2025
09.11 Managing separating anxiety in children under 2 years old July 2025
09.12 Promoting Positive Behaviour July 2025
09.13 Identification, assessment and support for children with SEND July 2025
09.13a SEN support initial record of concern form July 2025
09.13b SEN Support action plan July 2025
09.14 Prime times Transition to school July 2025
09.15 Progress check at age two July 2025
09.15a Progress check at age two form July 2025
10 Working in partnership with parents and other agencies policy July 2025
10.01 Working in partnership with parents, carers and other agencies policy July 2025
10.02 Complaints procedure for parents, carers and service users July 2025
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