Policies & Procedures September 2020 1 Contents 1a Safeguarding Children / Child Protection Policy……………………………………..5 1b. Online Safety Policy .......................................................................................... 23 1c. Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy .................................................. 25 1d. Prevent Duty and Radicalisation policy ............................................................. 26 1e. Domestic Abuse, Honour Based Violence and Forced Marriage policy ............ 27 1f. Intimate Care ....................................................................................................... 30 1g. Safe and Respectful Care ................................................................................. 32 1h. Whistleblowing .................................................................................................. 33 1i. Mobile Phone and Electronic Device Use ........................................................... 35 1j. Social Networking .............................................................................................. 38 1k. Monitoring Staff Behaviour Policy ...................................................................... 40 1l. Lone Working Policy ........................................................................................... 42 2a. Inclusion and Equality ....................................................................................... 44 2b. Special Consideration for Employees ................................................................ 48 2c. Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) ......................................... 49 2d. Looked After Children ........................................................................................ 55 2e. Dealing with Discriminatory Behaviour .............................................................. 58 3. Health and Safety – General Policy ..................................................................... 61 4a. Sickness and Illness .......................................................................................... 66 4b. Infection Control ................................................................................................ 68 5. Medication ........................................................................................................... 70 6a. Promoting Positive Behaviour ........................................................................... 73 6b. Biting ................................................................................................................. 77 7. Overall Approach to Risk Assessment ................................................................. 79 8. Complaints and Compliments ............................................................................. 80 9. Health and Safety in the Office ............................................................................. 82 10. Fire Safety ......................................................................................................... 83 11. Safety Checks ................................................................................................... 86 12. Manual Handling ............................................................................................... 89 13. Safe & Healthy Nursery ...................................................................................... 92 14. Animal Health and Safety .................................................................................. 95 15. Environmental Sustainability Policy ................................................................... 97 16. Visits and Outings ............................................................................................. 99 17. Lost Child Procedure from Nursery ................................................................. 102 18. Lost Child Procedure from Outings ................................................................. 103 2 19. No Smoking Policy .......................................................................................... 104 20. Alcohol and Substance Misuse ....................................................................... 105 21. Quality Provision Policy ................................................................................... 107 22. Equipment and Resources .............................................................................. 108 23. Critical Incident ................................................................................................ 109 24. Lock Down Policy ............................................................................................ 112 25. Adverse Weather ............................................................................................. 114 26. Supervision of Children ................................................................................... 115 27. Supervision of Visitors ..................................................................................... 116 28. Personnel ......................................................................................................... 117 29. Staff Development and Training ...................................................................... 118 30. Supervisions .................................................................................................... 120 31. Data Protection and Confidentiality ................................................................. 122 32. Safe Recruitment of Staff ................................................................................ 124 33. Suitability of Staff .............................................................................................. 128 34. Staff Working with Their Own Children/Close Relation ................................... 130 35a. Students ......................................................................................................... 131 35b. Young Worker Policy ..................................................................................... 133 36. Volunteers ........................................................................................................ 134 37. Absence Management Procedure .................................................................... 136 38. Grievance Procedure ...................................................................................... 142 39. Disciplinary Procedure ..................................................................................... 145 40. Anti-bribery Policy ........................................................................................... 151 41. Accidents and First Aid .................................................................................... 152 42. Immunisation ................................................................................................... 156 43. Allergies and Allergic Reactions ....................................................................... 157 44. Sun Care ......................................................................................................... 159 45. Early Learning Opportunities Statement ........................................................... 161 46. Gifted and Talented Children Policy ................................................................. 163 47. Settling In ......................................................................................................... 164 48. Transitions ........................................................................................................ 166 49. Separated Family ............................................................................................. 169 50. Nappy Changing............................................................................................... 171 51. Outdoor Play .................................................................................................... 174 52. Caring for Babies and Toddlers ........................................................................ 176 53. Multiple Birth Families Policy ............................................................................ 180 54. Use of Dummies in Nursery ............................................................................. 181 3 55. Sleep ............................................................................................................... 182 56. Bereavement .................................................................................................... 184 57. Nutrition and Mealtimes ................................................................................... 186 58. Food Play ......................................................................................................... 188 59. Parents and Carers as Partners ....................................................................... 189 60. Conflict Resolution with Parents and Aggressive Behaviour Policy ................. 191 61. Access and Storage of Information .................................................................. 193 62. Late Collection and Non-Collection .................................................................. 194 63. Admissions ....................................................................................................... 196 64. Arrivals and Departures .................................................................................... 198 65. Wellbeing in the Nursery…………………………………………………………….200 66. Wellbeing for staff……………………………………………………………………202 67. Acceptable IT use……………………………………………………………………205