Policies and Procedures
For discussion of methods and policies employed in Early Years settings.
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Hi Thanks for a wonderful site. Really enjoy reading all the info and realizing we're all dealing with the same issues. Can anybody help with a suggested risk assessment form. I believe ours is not adequate. We've looked at all the possible risks for a walk in our village to see the lambs, obtained uptodate guidance from the HSE but believe we need to set it out differently ie say whether it's a low medium high risk etc. Hope you can help! Many thanks! Debbie
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Underpinning Legislation?
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I wonder if any of you kind and clever people can help stop me going in circles? I am currently updating our policies after a period of consultation in the pre-school. Our local authority has kindly provided a framework for each policy they believe we should have, but true to form they started a job and kinda forgot to finish it properly! They would like us to cite relevant legislation for every policy, but as so many pieces relate to more than one I am proposing we list all the relevant Acts at the beginning of the policies, and this will have the added advantage of cutting down the whole policy book to a length more likely to be read by the parents. Now to where…
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Hi I am looking for a condfidentialy code of conduct policy for staff purposes to use as an example, I am trying to see what should be included in this policy and then write one up during the school holidays. Thanks in advance. Beth
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Complaints Procedure
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Hi, I have just been deemed a suitable person from Ofsted! The very nice lady pointed out that we didn't have a 'complaints summary form' or a complaints log form' - does anyone have a format? (it has to mention the standards) I probably can devise one if not, just being lazy....well I have just had two hours of Ofsted questions and been up until the wee small hours re-hashing our operational plan.
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Hi, Am looking for an outdoor play policy so i can see what it should include. Have been asked to write one for the setting. Would appreciate any ideas please........ Thanks Oakley40
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Linking Policies To Every Child Matters Outcomes
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I'm sure that someone has posted a chart, listing which policies are linked to which ECM outcomes - I've tried a search but nothing's come up.........
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Keeping Documentation
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What's the latest guidance on how long you should keep old registers and accident records in early years settings?
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Healthy Eating Policy
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Has anyone got a Healthy Eating Policy that they would care to share?
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone could tell me how they carry out their transition for children starting the Nursery. Do you make home visits? If so, how do you organise them, what do you do on them? If home visits are not possible then do you send a questionnaire to find out childrens interests etc before they start in your Nursery? How do you make the settling in period as painless as possible? Sorry for all the questions, hope you can help!
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I went into work (preschool setting) for 10 minutes to collect something for me to complete my college work. Well I decided to stay for end of session songs, telephone went off about a place in preschool this was after 12.00 pm, I got of fthe telephone to find out that a child had not been collected. I must have known that something was going to happen today. So we rang up mum twice and then grandma who said she will keep trying the number too. Well grandma decided to come across (40 mins away) to collect the child, the child got collected at 1pm. Now this is where I need some help, it turned out we had no uncollected child policy and did not know what to do.…
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