Ravensthorpe Community Childcare
The Welfare Requirements

In accordance with section 3.8 (The statutory Framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage) and incorporating the EYFS themes and commitments.

CONTENTS

Safeguarding children

• Safeguarding overarching policy.
• Children’s rights and entitlements.
• Safeguarding children and child protection.
• Looked after children.
• Information sharing.
• Uncollected child.
• Missing child.
• Supervision of children on outings and visits.
• Maintaining children’s safety and security on premises.

Equality of opportunity.

• Valuing diversity and promoting equality.
• Supporting children with special educational needs.
• Achieving positive behaviour.

Information and complaints

• Making a complaint.
• Allegations
• Admissions.
• Confidentiality and clients’ access to records.

Promoting health and hygiene

• Animals in the setting.
• Administering medicines.
• Promoting health and hygiene.
• Nappy changing.
• No-smoking.
• Food and drink.
• First aid.

                     
Employment

• Employment and staffing.
• Indication of staff, volunteers and managers.
• Students.

       
Health and safety

• Risk assessments.
• Health and safety general standards.
• Fire safety and emergency evacuation.
• Recording and reporting.
• Food hygiene.

Administration.

• Admissions.
• Application to join.
• Registration.

        
Child care practice

• Prospectus.
• The role of the key person.
• Parental involvement.
• Working in partnership with other agencies.

  
Record keeping

• Children’s records
• Provider records.
• Policy statements.