The staff and committee of Mother Goose pre-school work together to shape and adopt the setting’s policies, which are then reviewed on an regular basis. Our policies ensure that we adhere to the latest guidelines and best practice for early years care and education, so that the service we provide is of a consistently high standard.
1.0 Child Protection | Date Adopted | Latest Version |
1.1 Children’s Rights and Entitlements | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
1.2 Child Protection and Safeguarding | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
1.3 Whistleblowing | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
1.4 Looked After Children | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
1.5 Uncollected Child | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
1.6 Missing Child | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
1.7 Absence Policy | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
1.8 Online Safety | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
1.9 Use of Mobile Phones, Cameras and Technological Devices | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
2.0 Suitable People | Date Adopted | Latest Version |
2.1 Employment & Staffing | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
2.2 Safer Recruitment | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
2.3 Student placements | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
3.0 Staff Qualifications, Training, Support and Skills | Date Adopted | Latest Version |
3.1 Induction of Employees & Volunteers | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
3.2 First Aid Policy | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
4.0 Key Person | Date Adopted | Latest Version |
4.1 The Role of the Key Person and Settling-in | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
5.0 Staff:Child Ratios | Date Adopted | Latest Version |
5.1 Staffing | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
6.0 Health | Date Adopted | Latest Version |
6.1 Administering Medicines | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
6.1.1 Individual Health Plan | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
6.2 Managing Children who are Sick or Infectious | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
6.3 Recording and Reporting of Accidents and Incidents | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
6.4 Nappy Changing & Intimate Care | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
6.5 Food and Drink | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
6.6 Food Hygiene | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
7.0 Managing Behaviour & Supporting the Child | Date Adopted | Latest Version |
7.1 Promoting Positive Behaviour | Jul-18 | 1.1 |
7.2 Early Help Assessment | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
8.0 Safety and Suitability of Premises, Environment and Equipment | Date Adopted | Latest Version |
8.1 Health and Safety General Standards | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
8.2 Maintaining Children’s Safety and Security on Premises | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
8.3 Supervision of Children on Outings and Visits | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
8.4 Risk Assessment | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
8.5 Fire Safety and Emergency Evacuation | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
8.6 Animals in the Setting | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
8.7 No-smoking | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
8.8 Staff Personal Safety including Home Visits | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
8.9 Unexpected Closures | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
8.10 Lockdown Policy | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
8.11 Equipment and Resources | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
9.0 Equal Opportunities | Date Adopted | Latest Version |
9.1 Valuing Diversity and Promoting Inclusion and Equality | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
9.2 Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
9.3 British Values | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
9.4 Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
9.5 English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
9.6 Babysitting | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
10.0 Information and Records | Date Adopted | Latest Version |
10.1 Admissions | Jun-18 | 1.1 |
10.2 Parental Involvement | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
10.3 Children’s Records | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
10.4 Provider Records | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
10.5 Transfer of Records to School | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
10.6 Confidentiality and Client Access to Records | May-18 | 1.1 |
10.7 Information Sharing | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
10.8 Working in Partnership with Other Agencies | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
10.9 Making a Complaint | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
10.10 Fee Payment Policy | Jun-18 | 1.1 |
10.11 Early Years Funding | Jun-18 | 1.1 |
10.12 Late Collection Fee | Apr-18 | 1.0 |
10.13 Maintaining Policies and Procedures | Apr-18 | 1.0 |