Policies and Procedures you will need

**angeldelight** · 21-01-2008, 10:54 AM

You do not have to have all of these of course and you may think of some that I have missed out , everyone is different regarding their own setting !!

Most are what people have given me and some are from the Ofsted website or what I have put together myself

Policies and Procedures

Ofsted regulations advise that Childminders have available, for
reference by parents, a number of Policies and Procedures relating to their working environment

Policies For – a safe child

• Accident / Incident
• Child Protection / Safeguarding children
• Closure
• Emergency
• Large equipment
• Safety on outings, including Lost Child Procedure
• Terrorist attack
• Uncollected children procedure
• Visitors
• Over 8s including Independent Arrival and Behaviour
Management Agreement for over 8s
• Physical contact

Policies For – A Healthy child

• Alcohol and drugs
• Dropping and collecting
• Exclusion
• Medication for prescribed and over-the-counter medicines
• Toilet Training and nappy information
• Sleeping baby
• Sun Protection
• Healthy Eating
• Hygiene
• Illness and Sickness
• Human flu pandemic

Policies For – Helping children enjoy and achieve

• Observation
• Outside Play
• Special Needs
• Care, Learning and Play
• Early Years

Policies For – helping children make a positive contribution

• Behaviour Management
• Disability Policy including Inclusion Awareness statement
• Equal Opportunities and Celebrating Diversity Policy
including Anti Discriminatory practice
• Working in Partnership with Parents
• Biting
• Bullying
• Complaints Procedure

Policies For – organisation

• Confidentiality
• My Fees
• Paperwork
• Admissions

Smoking – I do not smoke. I do not allow children in my care to be exposed to cigarette smoke. I do not allow visitors to smoke in my home

Angel xx

**angeldelight** · 21-01-2008, 10:55 AM

This is the list of what I did in the old forum I will put it at the top for everyone to use

Angel xx

**Little Cherubs** · 21-01-2008, 02:12 PM

Hello to everyone I'm new to childminding but not to childcare. I am in the process of doing the ICP and asked if I needed policies prior to starting and was told not really. I felt that it would be a good idea to put together some policies b4 I start as I do have the time to do it now. What are your thoughts on this??
KELLY

**Sarsar3NCH** · 21-01-2008, 02:35 PM

Thanks Angel, great list. I am in process of updating my policies so it is really useful.

Do you give all these to your parents or just make them available?

Sarah

**littlestar** · 21-01-2008, 02:38 PM

wow i thought i had lots but there are loads i have missed can someone simplify the ones that i def need do i need to have all these? kelly if you have time on your hands i would do it im not reg yet but want to get them in order so its one less thing to think about.

**Tily Bud** · 21-01-2008, 09:22 PM

I always intend to give them to parents but never get round to it also parents complain that they have no where to put them !

**miffy** · 21-01-2008, 09:28 PM

Great list Angel thanks

Miffy xx

**brit_chick** · 22-01-2008, 01:25 PM

hi everyone.do i need to show my financial records to ofsted when they come?

**sarah707** · 22-01-2008, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by brit_chick

hi everyone.do i need to show my financial records to ofsted when they come?

No - they might ask to see you are financially organised but then you just wave your accounts book under their nose (I have a bit in my organisation folder with blank accounts pages)

Otherwise your finances are none of their business - it's nice to know something is still out of their remit

**sarah707** · 22-01-2008, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by marlene

wow i thought i had lots but there are loads i have missed can someone simplify the ones that i def need do i need to have all these? kelly if you have time on your hands i would do it im not reg yet but want to get them in order so its one less thing to think about.

Marlene - you have the ones you feel you need to have... just make sure you have - complaints (biggie!!!!), safeguarding children with number for local safeguarding children board (biggie 2), behaviour management incl positive behaviour techniques and get out if child is a nightmare, working with parents, lost child and uncollected child procedures... I think those are the main ones...

You could have a look at ncma site for their suggestions... It's a while since I've been on there

**sarah707** · 22-01-2008, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by Little Cherubs

Hello to everyone I'm new to childminding but not to childcare. I am in the process of doing the ICP and asked if I needed policies prior to starting and was told not really. I felt that it would be a good idea to put together some policies b4 I start as I do have the time to do it now. What are your thoughts on this??
KELLY

It will impress Ofsted if you have put some ideas together before your pre-reg... at least on the main ones... see previous post

**JO S** · 31-01-2008, 04:49 PM

Hi, I'm a new childminder so my policies etc are still a bit of a work in progress so it's great to be able to get help and advice from this forum.
I know I'll be refering to it alot!

Jo

**sarah707** · 31-01-2008, 06:14 PM

you're very welcome Jo! And welcome to the forum!

Don't forget to pop into say hello and introduce yourself!

**lizzymoonshine** · 06-02-2008, 02:49 PM

Hi

I know this is probably a daft question and i am being thick, but how do you find out about the policies we should have, for example the terrorist attack one, just read your list angel and now i'm scared.

I have alot of them and have usually found them on the ncma website, but worried i'm not keeping up!

**Cheeky Chops** · 08-02-2008, 01:27 PM

anyone tell me what a closure policy is??! its on the list of policies you need but I have no idea what it is!!! thankyou x x

**sarah707** · 08-02-2008, 01:32 PM

It's to say what you will do in case you have to close unexpectedly... due to eg. flood, no water, no heating in the deep midwinter, infectious disease (include your policy for the flu pandemic) etc...

Would you ring parents to collect? Who would you contact first? How would you make sure children were warm / dry / safe etc in case of closure?What about if you found out there was a problem at 730am... or your child was ill in the night... how would you alert parents and do you have somethiing in place to help them find another minder if they are on their way to work... things like that!

There's one on Bromley

**Cheeky Chops** · 08-02-2008, 01:35 PM

oh thanks very much sarah!

it makes sense now I think about it, but i was wondering if you meant closure as in when you want closure for something!! hehe, silly me!! but I shall get writing one!! x x

**deeb66** · 08-02-2008, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by Cheeky Chops

oh thanks very much sarah!

it makes sense now I think about it, but i was wondering if you meant closure as in when you want closure for something!! hehe, silly me!! but I shall get writing one!! x x

That made me laugh CC

It is not easy is it?

The policies we have to have nowadays is riddiculous!

**Cheeky Chops** · 08-02-2008, 05:32 PM

hehe I know they are soooo many!! x

**laura** · 11-02-2008, 08:02 PM

hi i am in the process of registering and have started doing my policies ,
can anyone tell me if each one has to be signed by each parent , a friend of mine said they did .
thanks ,

laura