🌟EYFS Version (ENGLAND) NOW REVISED in accordance with the new 2024 Early years foundation stage statutory framework For childminders

⭐Includes Policy Links to The Health and Social Care Standards (SCOTLAND), Early Years Foundation Stage (ENGLAND) and the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare for children up to the age of 12 years (WALES)

Create a comprehensive set of policies and procedures for YOUR professional childcare service!

Edit as you require to suit YOUR setting and individual circumstances.

When running a professional childcare service, it is important to have policies in place to ensure parents, carers, and any staff or assistants you employ, understand regulations you must conform to and are made aware of the procedures followed under certain circumstances.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement for all policies and procedures to be in written form, having a documented set of policies will ensure everyone involved in your service has the information required and will help to avoid any misunderstandings.

The templates provided in this pack will allow you to put together a comprehensive set of policies and procedures to suit YOUR setting and individual circumstances.

Provided as Microsoft Word documents all policy templates are entirely editable to modify, add to or adapt as you require.

Choose to create a complete Policies & Procedures Booklet, perfect for saving as finished PDF document that can be easily emailed to parents each time you edit or update… OR use the individual policies and pages if you prefer to keep each file separate.

Policy Booklets

Separate versions of the editable Policies & Procedures Booklet are available which link to relevant legislation and guidance:

🔵Scotland – Linking to Care Inspectorate, The Health and Social Care Standards, GIRFEC / SHANARRI, Realising the Ambition, the Curriculum for Excellence and relevant Safeguarding / Infection Control guidance.

⭐A key is provided below each policy linking to principles and outcome statements of The Health and Social Care Standards.

🔴England – Linking to Ofsted, the Early Years Foundation Stage and relevant Safeguarding / Infection Control guidance.

⭐A key is provided below each policy linking to the relevant sections and outcome statements of Early Years Foundation Stage

🌟NOW REVISED in accordance with the new 2024 Early years foundation stage statutory framework For childminders

🟠Wales – Linking to Care Inspectorate Wales, the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare for children up to the age of 12 years, the Curriculum for Wales and relevant Safeguarding / Infection Control guidance.

⭐A key is provided below each policy linking to the relevant standards and outcome statements of the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare for children up to the age of 12 years

🟣Universal – This version can be used by providers anywhere.

Make it applicable to your service by adding in references where prompted for the relevant REGISTRATION BODY, STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS / CARE STANDARDS and LEARNING FRAMEWORK / CURRICULUM.

Policy Templates are provided for ALL of the following:

Accident & Incident Policy

Admissions Policy

Adult Protection / Safeguarding Policy

Adverse Weather Policy

Allegations of Abuse Policy

Anti-Bullying Policy

Behaviour Management Policy

Care, Learning & Play Policy

Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy

Complaints Procedure

Confidentiality Policy

Contingency Plan

Dental Hygiene Policy

Dropping Off & Collection Policy

Emergency and Alternative Care Policy

Emergency Evacuation Procedure

Environment & Sustainability Policy

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion Policy

Fees Policy

Food Safety Policy

Funded Hours Policy

Head Lice Policy

Health & Safety Policy

Healthy Eating Policy

Illness Policy

Independent Arrival / Departure & Travel Policy

Infection Control / Hygiene Policy

Internet Safety & Electronic Devices Policy

Late Payment of Fees Policy

Loss & Damage to Personal Property Policy

Lost Child Policy

Manual Handling Policy

Maternity Policy

Mobile Phone, Camera and Photographs Policy

Multiple Contact Policy

Nappy and Toilet Training Policy

No Smoking or Vaping Policy

Non-Mobile Child Policy

Outdoor Play Policy

Outings Policy

Overnight Care Policy

Pet Policy

Physical Contact Policy

Privacy Notice

Promoting British Values Policy

Retention Policy

Service Evaluation Policy

Settling In Policy

Special and Additional Support Needs Policy (SEND)

Sleep Policy

Social Media Policy

Sun Protection Policy

Television, Streaming and Games Console Policy

Terrorist Attack / National Emergency Policy

Transport Policy

Use, Storage and Administration of Medicine Policy

Visitors Policy

Whistle-Blowing / Raising Concerns Policy

All policies are included in the Policy Booklets and as Individual Templates

The following Additional Policy templates and Information Sheets are also provided:

• Blank Policy Template
• CCTV Policy
• Coronavirus Policy 
• Scarlet Fever and Strep A Infection Parent Information Sheet

PLUS…

⭐Front Cover,

⭐User Guide AND…

⭐Updates and Distribution Record to keep track of each time you add or update a policy and who this information is shared with.

PERSONALISED DESIGNS

Further front cover design options are provided in this pack…

Coordinate all of your business documents with matching Childcare Contracts, Invoice, Receipts and Letterheads AND Service Information & Marketing Resources…

OR…

enquire about our CUSTOMISATION SERVICE to add your own logo image and further personalise your Policies Booklet to suit your individual circumstances.

👀Our Customisation Service is FREE for all MindingKids Members! OR may be purchased as an additional service. We can even assist with logo creation and finding suitable design solutions to best promote your business! Contact us for more details.

IMPORTANT

Please be aware that the policies and procedures supplied in this pack are templates.

They have been designed primarily for childminders registered either in Scotland, England or Wales however the Universal Booklet and individual templates may be easily edited to suit childcare providers based anywhere or for use in larger childcare settings.

It is extremely important that you read through each policy carefully and edit or add details where necessary to suit your own setting and individual circumstances before implementing them in your service.

Whilst Minding Kids endeavours to keep the information in our products up to date and correct, we make no warranties of any kind. It is the responsibility of each individual childcare provider to ensure that they comply with relevant legislation and requirements.

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