Chesterton Playgroup

Chesterton Playgroup

Parent Information

Useful Information + LInks

Parent Information: Policies

Policy and procedures implementation and review policy
Implementation and review procedure

Health and Safety
Health and safety policy
Risk assessment
Group rooms, stair ways and corridors
Kitchen
Childrens bathrooms changing areas
Short trips, outings and excursions
Outdoors
Staff cloakrooms
Maintenance and repairs
Staff personal safety
Threats and abuse towards staff and volunteers
Entrances and approach to the building
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Manual handling
Festival and other decorations
Jewellery and hair accessories
Animals and pets
Face painting and mehndi
Notifiable incident, non-child protection
Terrorist threat attack and lock-down

Fire Safety
Fire safety policy
Fire safety

Food Safety and Nutrition
Food safety and nutrition policy
Food preparation, storage and purchase
Food for play and cooking activities
Menu planning and nutrition
Meeting dietary requirements

Health
Health policy
Accidents and emergency treatment
Administration of medicine
Life-saving medication and invasive treatments
Allergies and food intolerance
Poorly children
Oral health

Promoting Inclusion, Equality and Valuing Diversity
Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity policy
Equality procedures: Promoting inclusion, equality and valuing diversity

Child Protection and Safeguarding
Child Protection and Safeguarding
Responding to safeguarding or child protection concerns
Allegations 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

Record keeping
Record keeping policy
Children's records and data protection
Privacy Notice
Confidentiality, recording and sharing information
Client access to records
Transfer of records

Staff, volunteers and students
Staff, volunteers and students policy
Staff deployment
Deployment of volunteers and parent helpers
Student placement

Childcare
Childcare practice policy
Waiting list and admissions
About our childcare
Absence
Prime times: The role of the key person
Prime times: Settling in and transitions
Establishing children's starting points
Prime times: arrivals and departures
Prime times: Snack-times and mealtimes older children
Prime times: Intimate care and nappy changing
Prime times: Sleep and rest time
Promoting positive behaviour
Identification, assessment and support for children with SEND
Prime times: Transition to school

Working in partnership with parents and other agencies
Working in partnership with parents and other agencies policy
Working in partnership with parents and other agencies
Complaints procedure for parents and service users

Chesterton Playgroup The Village Hall Alchester Road Chesterton Oxfordshire OX26 1UN
Contact Details	Julia Shillito and Claire Hall 01869 360593 (Playgroup Manager Team) General e-mail contact admin@chestertonplaygroup.org.uk