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Policies and records required for OfSTED

Policies and procedures

  • Organisational plan
  • Equal Opportunities Policy
  • Child Protection Policy
  • Fire Procedure
  • Failure to collect/ lost child policy
  • Complaints procedure
  • Risk assessment
  • Outings procedures
  • Medicine policy
  • Sick child policy
  • No smoking policy
  • Special needs statement
  • Behaviour management
  • Admissions policy
  • Activities provided

Records required

  • Child registration forms - which include - name, address, parents details,
  • Emergency contact number, consent for emergency medical treatment, dietary needs
  • Record of staff / other people on premises
  • Daily/sessional register
  • Accident record
  • Records of medicines administered
  • Record of visitors
  • Fire safety records
  • Vehicle records
  • List of drivers
  • Dietary needs records
  • Incident record
  • Record of complaints

Others required for good practice

Policies such as health and safety, confidentiality and employment, roles and responsibilities of volunteers and committee members, records of gas and electrical safety checks