What are the safeguarding procedures in a nursery?

They are the following:

• Protecting children from maltreatment.
• Preventing impairment of children’s health or development.
• Ensuring the children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
• Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

What is a safeguarding policy in childcare?

It means the protection of children within your setting from abuse and maltreatment, including child protection, recruitment of suitable people, medication, accidents, illness and emergencies, suitability of the premises and equipment, health and safety.

What policies and procedures should a nursery have?

Policies & Procedures These include, health and safety, equal opportunities, child behaviour, parent partnership, staffing, nursery operations and child safeguarding. Policies and procedures are at the heart of everything we do and for that reason they have to be maintained and measured.

What are the policies and procedures for safeguarding?

Safeguarding Policies should:

• Demonstrate ownership of the safeguarding agenda.
• Maintain and review a record of concerns.
• Follow safe recruitment procedures, including DBS checks (by the Disclosure and Barring Service)
• Maintain safe premises and equipment, inside and out.

What is the safeguarding policy?

What is a safeguarding policy statement? A safeguarding or child protection policy statement makes it clear what your organisation or group will do to keep children safe. the more detailed policies and procedures your organisation will put in place to keep children safe and respond to child protection concerns.

What is prevent duty in nursery?

The Prevent duty became law back in 2015. This is a duty on all schools and registered early years providers to have due regard to preventing people being drawn into terrorism. In order to protect children in your care, you must be alert to any reason for concern in the child’s life at home or elsewhere.

What is Behaviour policy for a nursery?

Creating a caring learning environment Encouraging and acknowledging good behaviour and having a consistent approach to unwanted behaviour. Promoting self esteem by encouraging children to value and respect themselves and others. Providing a safe environment. Promoting early intervention.

What are the 5 R’s of safeguarding?

All staff have a responsibility to follow the 5 R’s (Recognise, Respond, Report, Record & Refer) whilst engaged on PTP’s business, and must immediately report any concerns about learners welfare to a Designated Officer.

What are the four key aspects of the Prevent duty?

The statutory guidance on the Prevent duty summarises the requirements on schools and childcare providers in terms of four general themes: risk assessment, working in partnership, staff training and IT policies. This advice focuses on those four themes.

What are the policies for Safeguarding Children in nursery?

· Ensuring all a robust training system, in which all staff are confident in the policies and procedures relating to the safeguarding and welfare of the children It is the policy of the nursery to provide a secure and safe environment for all children from abuse.

When do Nursery policies and procedures need to be updated?

Updated policies January 2020 Policies and Procedures The policies and procedures of the nursery meet the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and covers all ten areas of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. All policy documents are available for parents/carers to view at all times. Policies will be

What are the policies and procedures of Little Explorers nursery?

Updated policies January 2020 Policies and Procedures The policies and procedures of the nursery meet the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and covers all ten areas of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. All policy documents are available for parents/carers to view at all times.

How is safeguarding covered in Child Protection Act?

Safeguarding is wider than the elements covered within a single child protection policy, therefore, this document should be used in conjunction with the other Nursery policies and procedures. Safeguarding is also enshrined in Law under children Act (1989, 2004) and associated guidance: