Policies, Procedures and Guidance for Childcare Professionals
Guidance to support practitioners through the creation and implementation of policies and procedures including downloadable templates.
COVID-19 Updates for Childcare Providers
Please find a suite of documents that could support your setting when welcoming children back from 1st June. (Please note some of these documents are examples only, and all risk assessments and policies must relate to your individual setting/circumstance.)
Many thanks, Early Years team
Documents
Hygeine and Safety Guidelines
Other
- Example of a reopening support plan
- Download (74KB - DOC)
- Broadening service delivery Key considerations
- Download (250KB - PDF)
- CM example of Covid 19 policy
- Download (37KB - DOCX)
- Covid19 Checklist for EYCC Settings
- Download (25KB - DOCX)
- UK-Nursery-Covid-19-Response-Group-Recommendations
- Download (81KB - PDF)
- Guidance for Reopening Early Years Provision in Doncaster
- Download (32KB - DOCX)
- Example of COVID-19 Risk Assessment
- Download (105KB - DOC)
- Disregard for social distancing policy
- Download (20KB - DOCX)
- Suspension of place due to disregard for social distancing
- Download (20KB - DOCX)
- Parental declaration
- Download (22KB - DOCX)
- Preparing your setting- Safeguarding and welfare Checklist
- Download (23KB - DOCX)
The Early Years Foundation Stage 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.
Factsheets
- Childminder ratios and exceptions 25.5.18
- Download (224KB - PDF)
- Data protection
- Download (162KB)
- Disclosure and Barring Service
- Download (217KB)
- FSA Food safety and food allergens
- Download (150KB)
- Taking photographs in childcare settings and children's centres
- Download (207KB)
Mandatory Policies and Procedures
Mandatory policies and procedures are a requirement of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. It is important that policies and procedures are updated on a regular basis or when legislation changes. Please ensure your policies and procedures are readily available to both staff (including students / apprentices / volunteers) and parents / carers.
- Developing a complaints procedure
- Download (130KB - DOC)
- Developing a Children who are ill or infectious procedure
- Download (164KB - DOC)
- Developing a Administration of Medication procedure
- Download (25KB - DOCX)
- Developing an Equality of Opportunity policy
- Download (153KB - DOC)
- Developing a reproduction of images of children procedure
- Download (248KB - DOC)
- Developing a missing children policy and procedure
- Download (363KB - DOC)
- Developing a use of the internet procedure
- Download (369KB - DOC)
- Developing a Child Protection procedure
- Download (174KB - DOC)
- Developing a Critical Incident procedure
- Download (29KB - DOCX)
- Developing a missing children on outings policy and procedure
- Download (156KB - DOC)
- Developing a policy for fire safety
- Download (158KB - DOC)
Good Practice Policies and Procedures
- Developing a Health and Safety policy - 2017
- Download (163KB - DOC)
- Developing a confidentiality procedure - 2018
- Download (110KB - DOC)
- Developing a Behaviour policy - 2017
- Download (37KB - DOC)
- Developing a Recruitment Procedure - 2017
- Download (161KB - DOC)
- Developing a 'Social Networking' procedure - 2017
- Download (155KB - DOC)
- Developing a settling in procedure - 2017
- Download (154KB - DOC)
- Developing a procedure for sleeping children - 2017
- Download (157KB - DOC)
- Developing a procedure for personal hygiene practices - 2017
- Download (154KB - DOC)
- Developing a pet policy - 2017
- Download (157KB - DOC)
- Developing a policy for risk assessment - 2017
- Download (158KB - DOC)
- Developing a Key Person Procedure - 2017
- Download (155KB - DOC)
- Developing a no smoking policy - 2017
- Download (153KB - DOC)
- Developing a 'looked after' children policy - 2017
- Download (155KB - DOC)
- Developing a parents as partners policy and procedure - 2017
- Download (156KB - DOC)
- Developing a care, learning and play procedure - 2017
- Download (155KB - DOC)
- Developing a 'Fundamental British Values' policy and procedure - 2017
- Download (154KB - DOC)
- Developing staff training and development procedure - 2017
- Download (155KB - DOC)
- Developing and recording information procedure - 2017
- Download (169KB - DOC)
- Developing an arrival and departure times - 2017
- Download (155KB - DOC)
- Developing an admissions procedure - 2017
- Download (153KB - DOC)
- Developing a Sun Protection procedure - 2017
- Download (158KB - DOC)
- Developing an intimate care procedure - 2017
- Download (155KB - DOC)
- Developing a Whistle Blowing Policy and Procedure - 2017
- Download (156KB - DOC)
- Developing a student and volunteer procedure - 2017
- Download (156KB - DOC)
- Developing a transition policy - 2017
- Download (165KB - DOC)
- Developing a supervision and appraisal procedure - 2017
- Download (158KB - DOC)
- Malicious email threats for settings
- Download (22KB - DOCX)
- Childcare Providers Advice for responding to malicious emails
- Download (17KB - DOCX)
- Guidance for Setting Emergencies 2018
- Download (958KB - DOC)
Guidance Documents and Links
- Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage Setting the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five (2021)
- Working Together to Safeguard Children - A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children
- What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused - Advice for practitioners
- Information sharing - Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers
- Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings
- Keeping children safe in education - Statutory guidance for schools and colleges
- Early year’s inspection handbook for Ofsted registered provision
- Prevent Duty guidance
- Education inspection framework (EIF)
- Safeguarding children and protecting professionals in early years settings: online safety guidance for practitioners
- Safeguarding children and protecting professionals in early years settings: online safety considerations for managers
- DBS checks for childminders and childcare workers
- People connected with Ofsted-registered childcare
- Early years compliance handbook
Local and National Contact Information
- Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) - 01302 737777
- Urgent out of office referrals – 01302 796000
- Urgent concerns regarding a child or young person’s mental health - 01302 796 191
- Professional number – 01302 737033 (not to be shared with parents)
- Early Help Enquiry ‘One Front Door’ https://dscp.org.uk/report-concern or https://www.doncasterchildrenstrust.co.uk/worried-about-a-child
- Early Help Hub – 01302 734110
- Local Solutions Inbox:
- LocalSolutionSouth@doncaster.gov.uk
- LocalSolutionNorth@doncaster.gov.uk
- LocalSolutionEast@doncaster.gov.uk
- LocalSolutionCentral@doncaster.gov.uk
- Police - 101 (Non-emergency) 999 (Emergency) 112 (Emergency European)
- Local Authority Designated Officer – LADO – 01302 737332
- Doncaster Safeguarding Children Partnership - dscp@doncaster.gov.uk - 01302 734214
- Child Sexual Exploitation Team – 01302 737200
- Domestic Violence Helpline – 0800 4701 505
- Domestic Abuse Hub - 01302 737080,
- Private Fostering – 01302 737789
- Police Prevent Team – 0114 2523217 – 101 or in an emergency 999 - Prevent@southyorks.pnn.police.uk
- Rachael Long, Crime and Community Safety Theme Manager, 01302 737469 - Rachael.Long@doncaster.gcsx.gov.uk
- Anti-Terrorist Hotline - 0800 789 321
- Department for Education helpline - 020 7340 7264 - counter.extremism@education.gov.uk
- Report Extremist material online - www.gov.uk/report-terrorism
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Tel: 0300 0200 190 or 0870 909 0811
- Information Commissioners Office (ICO) Tel: 0303 123 1113
- Early Years’ Service – Jayne Bloodworth – 01302 734434 or 07790390369
- Ofsted 0300 123 1231 - The National Business Unit, Ofsted, Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, MANCHESTER, M1 2WD
Last updated: 10 May 2022 08:47:48