Parent Policy & Procedure Highlights
We want to ensure that all children at DreamTree and TimberTree Day Nurseries are kept safe, healthy and well cared for. The following is a helpful overview of some of our key policies and procedures for parents and carers.
Please remember that this is only a summary of our policies. Full details can be found in our Policies and Procedures section/drop-down.
Illness, Temperatures & Calpol
- If your child has been given Calpol (or another medication to reduce a temperature) on the day they are due to attend nursery, they must not attend that day.
- If your child has recently been prescribed antibiotics, they must have received 48 hours of medication before returning to nursery.
- If your child develops a temperature while at nursery, we have consent through EYLog to administer emergency Calpol where appropriate. We will always try to contact parents/carers beforehand to obtain verbal consent where possible.
- Children under two years old may be given emergency Calpol at nursery if they develop a high temperature, in line with our medication procedures.
- As a private day nursery, we reserve the right to review, change or extend exclusion periods for particular illnesses where we feel this is necessary to reduce the spread of infection and protect the children and staff within the setting.
- Please refer to the guidance below for further information on controlling infection and managing illness. [LINK BELOW]
Medication
Any medication to be administered at nursery must be recorded on a Medication Form via EYLOG.
- Medication must be prescribed by a doctor and the medication bottle must clearly show the child's full name and relevant details.
- Children who require medication must always bring their medication with them when attending nursery. If the required medication is not available, the child will not be able to attend.
- Parents/carers can arrange for medication to be left at nursery, where appropriate, to avoid medication being taken back and forth each day.
- We ask parents and carers to keep us fully informed about any medication their child is taking.
Allergies
- Any allergies disclosed to the nursery must be supported by appropriate medical evidence/proof, so that we can ensure the correct procedures and risk assessments are in place.
- Please keep us updated immediately if your child's allergies or medical requirements change.
Communication & Safeguarding
Open and honest communication between parents, carers and nursery is essential to keeping children safe.
- If your child is going to be absent from nursery, parents/carers must contact the nursery and let us know. This forms part of our safeguarding culture and enables us to account for every child expected to attend.
- Please tell us about any illness, medication, injuries or other circumstances that may affect your child's wellbeing.
- If your child has sustained an injury outside of nursery, an injury form must be completed with a member of staff before you leave the setting at drop-off.
- Anyone collecting your child must have the password & photos and details uploaded to Eylog
- All children must have a full and complete Eylog Profile Form before attending the setting
Arrival at Nursery
- Children must not be brought into the setting while asleep. Your child needs to arrive awake and ready to be cared for by our team.
- Children who are breastfeeding can start nursery once they have been weaned and are confidently drinking from a bottle or cup, so that their feeding needs can be safely managed within the nursery environment.
CCTV & Building Security
The safety and security of children and staff is extremely important to us.
- CCTV operates throughout our buildings as part of our safeguarding and security measures.
- Please do not hold the entrance door open for anyone or allow anyone to enter behind you.
- Our staff need to know who is inside the building at all times. Following this procedure helps us maintain a secure environment for everyone.
Our Safeguarding Culture
These procedures are in place to help us maintain a safe, secure and healthy environment for all children, families and staff.
We rely on open, honest and timely communication with parents and carers. If you are ever unsure whether your child should attend nursery, whether medication can be administered, or what you need to tell us about an illness, injury or medical condition, please speak to a member of the nursery team.
Please see the full details of all our policies and procedures in the Policies and Procedures section of our website.
If you have any questions about our policies, procedures or our safeguarding culture, please do not hesitate to ask a member of the DreamTree or TimberTree team.
Policies & Procedures Contents List.
Dreamtree Day Nursery Policies & Procedures Contents, Designated People & Contact Sheet
Dreamtree Day Nursery
Hereward Rise, Halesowen, B62 8AN.
0121 725 9051 – Dreamtreedaynursery@yahoo.com
Policies & Procedures Contents
Introduction
Nursery details
Designated people
Contact sheet
About our childcare and early education
1. Safeguarding children
Safeguarding children policy
Responding to safeguarding or child protection concerns
Concerns and allegations of serious harm or abuse against staff, volunteers or agency staff
Visitor or intruder on the premises
Uncollected child
Missing child
Incapacitated parent
Death of a child on-site
Looked after children
E-safety
Key person supervision
Whistleblowing
Prevent Duty
Misogyny and misogynistic attitudes and behaviour
FGM
County Lines
Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief/ Witchcraft
Breast flattening
Infant Oral Mutilation
Peer on peer abuse
2. Health and safety
Health and safety policy
Risk assessment
Group rooms, stair ways and corridors
Kitchen
Children’s bathrooms/changing areas
Nappy changing
Milk kitchen
Short trips, outings and excursions
Outdoors
Staff personal safety
Threats and abuse towards staff and volunteers
Entrances and approach to the building
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Manual handling
Physical intervention
Personal care
Festival (and other) decorations
Jewellery and hair accessories
Animals and pets
Face painting and Mehndi
Notifiable incident, non-child protection
Emergency evacuation and lock-down
Closed circuit television (CCTV)
Fire safety policy
Fire safety
Food safety and nutrition policy
Food preparation, storage and purchase
Food for play and cooking activities
Milk and baby food preparation and storage
Menu planning and nutrition
Meeting dietary requirements
Breast feeding
Health policy
Accidents and emergency treatment
Administration of medicine
Life-saving medication and invasive treatments
Allergies and food intolerance
Poorly/sick children
Managing a suspected case of coronavirus
Infection control
Oral health
Baby and child massage
3. Security and premises
Maintenance and repairs
Laundry area
Entrances and approach to the building
No smoking
Staff personal security including home visits
Procedure for accompanying visitors around the nursery
Unavoidable nursery closure
4. Children
Early years practice policy
Key person policy
Settling-in procedure
Managing separation anxiety in children under 2 years old
Arrivals and departures
Establishing children’s starting points
Sleep and rest times
Young children, intimate care and toileting
Baby and toddler mealtimes
Snack times and mealtimes (older children)
Managing Behaviour
Promoting positive behaviour
Child absence policy
Identification, assessment and support for children with SEND
Transition
Transition to school
Outside play and weather
Sun smart policy
Left handed children
Children’s rights and entitlements
Voice of the child
Weapon and superhero
5. Staff
Recruitment checks
Employment
Induction of employees and volunteers
First aid
Staff deployment
Deployment of volunteers and parent helpers
Student placement
Staff behaviour
Racial incidents
Staff Online Acceptable Use Policy
Supervision meetings
6. Equal Opportunities
Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity
British values
7. Partnership working
Working in partnership with parents and other agencies
Parental involvement
Partnership with parents
8. Record keeping
Progress check at age two
Children’s records and data protection
Privacy notice
Confidentiality, recording and sharing information
Client access to records
Transfer of records
Information sharing
9. Complaints
Complaints procedure for parents and service users
10. Additional policies
Policy and procedures implementation and review policy
Sustainability and eco action plan
11. Appendix
Forms
Safeguarding incident reporting form
Low level concerns form – Communication Log
Care plan for looked after children form
Emergency evacuation plan
Health Care Plan
Allergy Action Plan
Emergency Medication Form
Pre-existing Form
Contact Sheet
National Contacts
- Ofsted: 0300 123 1231 –
- Ofsted Whistle Blowing - whistleblowing@ofsted.gov.uk.
- Pre-school Learning Alliance National Centre - 0207 697 2500
- Pre-school Learning Alliance Insurance Department on 020 7697 2585 or email membership@pre-school.org.uk/insert.
- Local Police Station or 999
- Terrorism concern call 101
- Disability Rights Commission Helpline (DRC)
FREEPOST MID02164
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 9BR
Telephone: 08457 622 633 / 08457 622 644
Fax: 08457 778 878 - Domestic Violence Helpline
0808 2000 247 - The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) Help lines
Bengali/Sylehti: 0800 096 7714
Gujarati: 0800 096 7715
Hindi: 0800 096 7716
Punjabi: 0800 096 7717
Urdu: 0800 096 7718
Asian helpline (in English): 0800 096 7719 - Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
www.dcsf.gov.uk www.everychildmatters.gov.uk