Policies, Procedures and Guidance for Childcare Professionals
Guidance to support practitioners through the creation and implementation of policies and procedures including downloadable templates.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and other legislative frameworks require childcare providers to have policies and procedures in place to safeguard children and adults and to ensure the effective running of the setting. It is essential that settings use these as guidance only and adapt accordingly to meet the needs of their setting.
1 Minute Guides
- 1 minute guide - Funding
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- 1 minute guide - neglect
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- 1 minute guide - keeping children safe
- Download (145KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - Food and drink
- Download (127KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - Ratios and Qualifications
- Download (182KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - Oral Health
- Download (157KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide- Choking
- Download (121KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide- Behaviour
- Download (187KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - professional curiosity
- Download (110KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide- Safer Sleep
- Download (144KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide- The Prevent Duty
- Download (108KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide- Online safety
- Download (182KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - Biting
- Download (164KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - CALFB inc witchcraft
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- 1 minute guide - Allegations of serious harm or abuse by anyone living, working, or looking after children at the premises
- Download (188KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - DBS and suitability
- Download (164KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - emergency paracetamol
- Download (145KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - Childminder providing overnight care
- Download (183KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - dangerous dogs
- Download (147KB - PDF)
Mandatory Policies and Procedures
- Developing a safer recruitment policy
- Download (194KB - PDF)
- Developing a Uncollected Child Procedure
- Download (29KB - PDF)
- Developing a Whistle Blowing Policy and Procedure
- Download (92KB - PDF)
- Developing a Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedure
- Download (323KB - PDF)
- Developing an attendance policy
- Download (93KB - PDF)
- Developing a use of the internet procedure
- Download (123KB - PDF)
- Developing an outings policy and procedure
- Download (85KB - PDF)
- Developing a Administration of Medication procedure
- Download (134KB - PDF)
- Developing a complaints procedure
- Download (86KB - PDF)
- Developing a Critical Incident procedure
- Download (226KB - PDF)
- Developing a Children who are ill or infectious procedure
- Download (95KB - PDF)
- Developing a Lockdown Procedure
- Download (51KB - PDF)
- Developing a policy for fire safety
- Download (78KB - PDF)
- Developing a mobile phone, camera and internet enabled devices
- Download (140KB - PDF)
- Developing a missing children policy and procedure
- Download (83KB - PDF)
Good Practice Policies and Procedures
- Developing a Behaviour Policy 2025
- Download (182KB - PDF)
- Developing an Intimate Care Procedure 2025
- Download (115KB - PDF)
- Developing a Apprentices, students volunteers 2025
- Download (158KB - PDF)
- Developing a Confidentiality Procedure 2025
- Download (154KB - PDF)
- Developing a Health and Safety Policy 2025
- Download (187KB - PDF)
- Developing a No Smoking and Vaping Policy 2025
- Download (86KB - PDF)
- Developing a 'Fundamental British Values' policy and procedure 2024-1
- Download (177KB - PDF)
- Developing a Looked After Child Policy 2025
- Download (129KB - PDF)
- Developing a Key Person Procedure 2025
- Download (84KB - PDF)
- Developing a procedure for sleeping children and babies 2025
- Download (133KB - PDF)
- Developing a Policy and Procedure for Risk Assessment 2025
- Download (72KB - PDF)
- Developing a Recording of Information Procedure 2025
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- Developing an Effective Transition Policy 2025
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- Developing an Admissions Procedure 2025
- Download (113KB - PDF)
- Developing an Equality of Opportunity Policy 2025
- Download (93KB - PDF)
- Developing a Supervision and Appraisal Procedure 2025
- Download (100KB - PDF)
- Developing an Arrival and Departure Procedure 2025
- Download (73KB - PDF)
- Developing a settling in procedure - 2025
- Download (111KB - PDF)
- Developing a Working in Partnership with Parents Procedure 2025
- Download (95KB - PDF)
- Developing a Social Networking Procedure 2025
- Download (119KB - PDF)
Guidance Documents and Links
- Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage for childminders
- Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage for group and school providers
- Safeguarding children and protecting professionals in early years settings: online safety considerations for managers
- Safeguarding children and protecting professionals in early years settings: online safety guidance for practitioners
- Education inspection framework
- Early years and childcare: Ofsted's enforcement policy
- People connected with Ofsted-registered childcare
- DBS checks for childminders and childcare workers
- Education inspection framework (EIF)
- Prevent duty guidance: England and Wales (2023)
- Early years inspection handbook
- Keeping children safe in education
- DfE non statutory information sharing advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services for children, young people,parents and carers
- What to do if you're worried a child is being abused
- Working together to safeguard children
- Early Years Toolkit | from Childcare Works
- Wraparound Childcare Toolkit | from Childcare Works
Downloads & Resources
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Last updated: 08 September 2025 16:16:13