Little Doves Christian Pre-School Policies and Procedures

Introduction

Early years providers must meet all the statutory requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and take all necessary steps to keep children safe and well, including by maintaining records, policies and procedures.

As working documents our policies and procedures govern all aspects of our operations and are vital for consistency and quality assurance across the provision. They are available in writing via the links on this page with paper copies available, if requested, from the pre-school manager/deputy.

Our policies describe the approach of operating as an organisation and incorporate current legislation and registration requirements. Our procedures detail the methods by which the policies are implemented. We use the policies and procedures templates issued by the Early Years Alliance and adjust/amend them so that they are accurate to the operations of our pre-school.

In addition to the parents/carers having access to these documents on the website; staff, volunteers and students fully understand and know how to implement the policies and procedures so that everyone knows what actions they need to take in practice to achieve them.

In addition to the Early Years Alliance policies and procedures, which we are required to have in place to meet all the statutory requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage, there are some additional procedures also included recommended by the Alliance as good practice.

Adopting, implementing and reviewing policies

Copies of the policies and procedures to be adopted are made available to all parents and staff; giving everyone the opportunity to discuss and fully understand each policy and procedure.
It is explained to parents, employees and volunteers that the policies contain the rules required for running the setting in a way which complies with the requirements of the EYFS and Ofsted registration and must be adhered to.
All staff and volunteers are aware of the content of the policies and procedures and their role and responsibility in implementing them.
Each policy and procedure is continually monitored by collecting evidence about the results of their implementation. The evidence is used to make any necessary changes to the policies and procedures and/or the way they are implemented.
All staff and parents contribute to the evidence collected and share in decisions about any necessary changes.
Named/designated persons in the pre-school have a delegated responsibility to make sure that relevant procedures are known by all members of staff and are adhered to, bringing any cause for concern to the pre-school manager’s attention.

If any adaptations are needed to any policy or procedure, it is ensured that it still meets the requirements of the relevant regulations. Little Doves CP has developed further policies, which are not required by regulations but enable a clear direction for any specific issue pertaining to the setting. For example, we have a procedure on sharing the premises with another activity at the hall.

Risk assessment is vital to implementation of many procedures. The pre-school manager ensures that risk assessments as detailed are carried out at least once a year – more if the need arises and will amend or add to the procedures as required. Risk assessment procedures are detailed in procedures, for example, in 01.01 Risk assessment and 02.01 Fire safety.

Please find below all the policies and the relevant procedures for parents/carers; just click on the name of the policy/procedure and the document will open up. A complete set of the procedures is available to read in the pre-school’s Operational Plan, please see the manager or deputy for more details.