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Policies and Procedures

The pre-school has developed a complete set of policies and procedures in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory framework. A summary is provided here for information, full copies of these are available on request.

Medicines and Illness

Children who are unwell should be kept at home. The pre-school reserves the right to refuse admission to a child who is unwell or to send a child home should the child become ill during the session.

Children suffering with contagious conditions should be kept at home.

Children who have had sickness or diarrhoea should not return to pre-school until they have been clear of the symptoms for at least 24 hours, this will be increased to 48 hours when necessary.

The pre-school may administer prescribed medicines, providing it is not the first dose. The child’s name should be clearly marked on the medicine and the medicine book completed and signed by the parent before administration.

Behaviour Management

The Pre-School believes that a clear, consistent and positive approach is essential in the management of the children's behaviour. The team members always interact with the children, and other adults, in a manner that always promotes respect and care for each other and our environment.

The aim of our behaviour management policy is to provide a framework within which the team members, parents and children are able to work together, to foster an environment that is

safe,

kind and caring towards each other,

respectful of each other,

respectful of the environment

and where we all have self-discipline, control and fun!

No smoking Policy

Pitton Pre-School operates a NO Smoking policy.

Equal Opportunities

Pitton Pre-School believes that:

• The pre-school activities should be open to all children and families, and to all adults committed to their welfare.

• A setting that embraces cultural diversity is one that will give all children a broader, richer educational experience based on a respect for others.

• A setting that positively promotes learning without stereotyping is one that will foster self-belief and confidence in the wider world.

• An inclusive setting is essential to enable equality for children and adults with special needs.

We aim to ensure that all those who wish to work in, or volunteer to help with, the pre-school have an equal chance to do so, in accordance with all relevant legislation. We promote equal opportunities for children, parents and adults through the following; employment, training, admissions, the curriculum, learning and teaching styles, resources, activities and facilities, special needs, faith and festivals, language & culture, food, health, meetings and social events.

Safeguarding Children

At Pitton Pre-School it is our priority to ensure that the children in our care are in an environment in which they will be safe from abuse and in which any suspicion of abuse is promptly dealt with in an appropriate way.

Inclusion Policy

Pitton Pre-School aims to provide an accessible, welcoming and stimulating environment to meet the needs of each individual child and their parents. The pre-school aims to maximise inclusion and the entitlement of all children to experience a broad and varied curriculum.

Complaints Policy

We would encourage you to talk to your child’s keyworker, or to the owner immediately about any concerns you have or any issues you wish to raise, even if they seem quite trivial. The owner will liaise with parents, keyworkers and any other interested parties in trying to find a satisfactory resolution. If parents/carers are still unhappy with the situation after they have talked to the pre-school owner they may take the matter to OFSTED.

The address is; Early Years OFSTED, Freshford House, Redcliffe Way, Bristol, BS1 6LX,

telephone: 0845 6014772

e-mail: www.ofsted.gov.uk

The Pre-school Registration Number is EY248260

Pitton Pre-School, The Village Hall, White Hill, Pitton, Salisbury, SP5 1DU

Documentation

Pitton Pre-school does hold personal details of children and their parents on computer for administrative purposes; as such we are registered under the Data Protection Act. Please be assured that at no time are these details passed to third parties, without your consent. According to the DfES National Standards these records are retained for a period of four years after a child leaves pre-school.

All information concerning a child, including hand written observations by keyworkers, is treated in confidence and is not discussed with any other person without the consent of the parents.

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