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 - Allegations against a childminder
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- 1 minute guide - DSCP level 3 safeguarding requirement FINAL
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- 1 minute guide- Behaviour
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- 1 minute guide - emergency paracetamol
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- 1 minute guide- Choking
- Download (187KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - keeping children safe
- Download (129KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide- County Lines
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- 1 minute guide- Notifying Ofsted
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- 1 minute guide - profesional curiosity
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- 1 minute guide - Training
- Download (155KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - neglect
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- 1 minute guide - Biting
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- 1 minute guide - DBS and suitability
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- 1 minute guide- FGM
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- 1 minute guide- Online safety
- Download (188KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide- Safer Sleep
- Download (141KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - Food and drink
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- 1 minute guide - Oral Health
- Download (157KB - PDF)
- 1 minute guide - dangerous dogs
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- 1 minute guide- The Prevent Duty
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- 1 minute guide - CALFB inc witchcraft
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Mandatory Policies and Procedures
- Developing a Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedure
- Download (285KB - PDF)
- Developing a policy for fire safety
- Download (78KB - PDF)
- Developing a missing children policy and procedure
- Download (83KB - PDF)
- Developing a complaints procedure
- Download (83KB - PDF)
- Developing a Uncollected Child Procedure
- Download (70KB - PDF)
- Developing a Administration of Medication procedure
- Download (134KB - PDF)
- Developing a Critical Incident procedure
- Download (219KB - PDF)
- Developing an outings policy and procedure
- Download (85KB - PDF)
- Developing a Children who are ill or infectious procedure
- Download (96KB - PDF)
- Developing a use of the internet procedure
- Download (125KB - PDF)
- Developing a Whistle Blowing Policy and Procedure
- Download (114KB - PDF)
- Developing a mobile phone camera and internet enabled devices
- Download (140KB - PDF)
Good Practice Policies and Procedures
- Developing a Recording of Information Procedure 2024
- Download (135KB - PDF)
- Developing a procedure for sleeping children and babies 2024
- Download (133KB - PDF)
- Developing a Social Networking Procedure 2024
- Download (119KB - PDF)
- Developing a Supervision and Appraisal Procedure 2024
- Download (100KB - PDF)
- Developing an Arrival and Departure Procedure 2024
- Download (73KB - PDF)
- Developing a Working in Partnership with Parents Procedure 2024
- Download (95KB - PDF)
- Developing an Effective Transition Policy 2024
- Download (85KB - PDF)
- Developing an Admissions Procedure 2024
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- Developing an Intimate Care Procedure 2024
- Download (114KB - PDF)
- Developing a Looked After Child Policy 2024
- Download (129KB - PDF)
- Developing a Confidentiality Procedure 2024
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- Developing an Equality of Opportunity Policy 2024
- Download (93KB - PDF)
- Developing a 'Fundamental British Values' policy and procedure 2024
- Download (177KB - PDF)
- Developing a Key Person Procedure 2024
- Download (83KB - PDF)
- Developing a Behaviour Policy 2024
- Download (180KB - PDF)
- Developing a No Smoking Policy 2024
- Download (85KB - PDF)
- Developing a Health and Safety Policy 2024
- Download (189KB - PDF)
- Developing a Policy and Procedure for Risk Assessment 2024
- Download (73KB - PDF)
- Developing a safer recruitment policy 2024
- Download (151KB - PDF)
- Developing a settling in procedure - 2024
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- Developing a Apprentices, students volunteers 2024
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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
Downloads & Resources
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Last updated: 21 November 2024 09:54:31