Our Policies| Exceptional Day Nursery Welwyn
Safeguarding
The nursery manager and Owner are available to discuss initial concerns with parents/carers and offer support and assistance. Should a member of staff have concerns about the well-being of a child they will inform the nursery manager or owner who will take the following action:
speak to the child’s key worker
speak to parents/carers
At Meadow View Childcare we comply with all the legal requirements set out in the ‘Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage’
All members of staff are registered with Ofsted and have undergone enhanced DBS checks which are updated each year and always in date.
All students are supervised at all time (see policy on students).
Written parental permission will be obtained before children are taken on outings.
Staff will keep records/observations of all children in the setting.
Staff will inform Ofsted without delay, of any allegations of serious harm or abuse by any person working or looking after children at the premises (whether that allegation related to harm or abuse committed on the premises or elsewhere), or any other abuse which is alleged to have taken place.
Staff will also notify local children’s services and, if appropriate, the police of any allegations as above.
All concerns will be kept confidential.
All staff at this nursery has an up-to-date training and understanding of safeguarding children issues and are aware of how to respond to:
Significant changes in children’s behaviour
Deterioration in their general well-being
Unexplained bruising, marks or signs of possible abuse
Neglect
Comments children make which give cause for concern
DESIGNATED SAFE GUARD OFFICERS
Joanne Ward (Nursery manager)
Elizabeth Borrowski (DEputy)
Heather brooks(DEputy)