A good balanced diet is vital for children to develop healthily along with fresh air and regular exercise. I am happy to provide all children in my care with healthy meals, snacks and drinks, or to serve food you have provided for them. I encourage children to choose healthy options and to experiment by trying…
The Health and Safety of all the children in my care is very important to me and I have therefore documented the following procedures that I have in place to support this. I do a quick risk assessment of my home every morning before the children arrive to ensure that it is a safe environment…
I undertake regular fire drills, practising these on a monthly basis and whenever new children arrive in my care. I have smoke alarms fitted in the main central places of the house, and are tested on a weekly basis. The alarms are mains wired with electric back up battery that are replaced yearly. All alarms…
Fees are paid either monthly in advance, or by agreed arrangement. There is no refund for any absence i.e. Child/parent sickness, days off, holidays etc. There is not a fee to be paid when my setting is closed (for holiday) or time off due to illness. Charges for late collection of your child will be…
In the event that we need to evacuate the setting, I have set up the following procedure: Use a prearranged signal to indicate we need to evacuate. Evacuate the children via the nearest exit, encouraging children to walk and carrying those who can’t. In the case of a fire I will shut all doors behind…
Dropping Off Please let me know as much in advance as possible, if your intended arrival time changes from the contracted one. Late drop times can be accommodated, but due to classes/outings/and school runs, I may not be able to wait for you and may have to make other arrangements with you, so the earliest…
It is always sad when it is time for a child to leave my childcare setting. I hope your child will have enjoyed the time he/she has spent with me and takes away some happy, pleasurable memories. I also hope that they take with them the knowledge that he/she is a very special child, not…
All information on children, families and anyone working with me (if applicable) is kept securely and treated in confidence. Information will only be shared if the parents/ carers/ co-workers give their permission or there appears to be a child protection issue. All details will be kept confidential and records are kept secure. The details are…
As a registered childminder I aim to work in close partnership with all parents, to meet the needs of their children. If there is any aspect of my service that you are not happy with, would you please bring it to my attention. This can be done verbally and every effort will be made to…
As we are all aware drugs and alcohol are now far more readily available to younger children nowadays. If I have any concerns that your child maybe involved in alcohol or drugs, whether using them, encouraging them or distributing them, I will discuss the matter with you immediately. I will then work with you to…