KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE

• Through our recruitment and selection of volunteers and paid employees, we ensure that all people who work in our centre are suitable to work with children.
• We ensure that our staff and volunteers are carefully selected, screened, trained and supervised.
• We ensure that all adults with substantial access to children at this centre have an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check before starting work, and prior to confirmation of appointment.
• When a parent or other volunteer helps on a one-off basis, he/she will only work under the direct supervision of a member of staff, and at no time have one to one contact with children. However, if a parent or other volunteer is to be in centre regularly or over a longer period then they will be checked to ensure their suitability to work with children.
• Staff who are unwell do not attend the centre.
• Staff keep all personal belongings in a locker.
• Staff do not have access to a personal mobile phone whilst working.
• No smoking is allowed on site.
• The medical room, which is also used for nappy and wet/soiled clothes changing, has a â��stableâ�� door, the top half of which is open whenever children are in the nursery.
• All staff undertake safeguarding training.
• We always adhere to at least minimum required ratios of adults:children.
• Outdoor areas are checked for safety every day prior to the children going outside.
• All accidents, however minor, are dealt with, recorded and shared with parents and scrutinised by the Health & Safety Committee.