The safety of your child is paramount, and every measure will be taken to protect
your child from hurting themselves. However sometimes accidents do unavoidably
happen, and the following procedure will be carried out when dealing with the
situation.
Method
We will complete a risk assessment every morning to minimize the risk of an accident
occurring.
We are all paediatric first aid trained and update our training every 3 years
We teach and encourage the children to become aware of what hazards are i.e.,
picking up toys, sweeping up spilled sand/ water and how to look after themselves
and others
In the event of a minor accident or incident or injury to a child we will:
-Reassure the child
Administer relevant first aid treatment
-Where necessary, we will contact the parent if a bump to the head or face
has occurred.
-We will monitor the child for any signs of concussion.
Parents will be required to sign an accident form
Serious accident or incident
-The child will be comforted and reassured
-Appropriate first aid undertaken
-We will call an ambulance (999) or seek medical advice (111) if necessary
-The parent will be contacted. If we cannot make contact then we will call
the child’s emergency contact on their registration form.
- The parent will be expected to collect the child and seek medical advice
either from the DR, walk in centre or Accident and Emergency department.
-If necessary, send the child with the emergency services in an ambulance.
Where possible and where all children remain safe we may travel in the
ambulance with the injured child until parents arrive at the hospital.
-We will notify, children services, Ofsted, Early Years, the HSE and our insurance
company of any serious accident, illness, injury or death of any child in our
care, and of the action taken. This will be done within 14 days of the
accident.
-After every accident, however minor, will be recorded and the parents will be
asked to sign the accident or incident form.

We welcome visitors to our setting however to safeguard and protect the children in
our care we follow specific procedures when someone is visiting and we ask that all
visitors abide by these same procedures.
By signing in our Visitors book all visitors are agreeing to abide by the stipulations set
out below. They also agree that they will not divulge any confidential information
they may see or hear while in the setting.
• All visitors should either already be known to us or supply relevant identification
and reason for visiting
• If a visitor is at the premises to carry out work , such as building work, then their visit
would have been previously notified to us, they must have relevant ID and should
never be left unattended with the children. They must also never be present if there
are children being changed or toileting.
• Visitors must sign in on arrival and be briefed on the need for confidentiality,
evacuation procedure and appropriate behaviour in the setting including use of
mobile phones
• Mobile phones and bags should be locked either in their car or placed in the
kitchen area. This is so that phones cannot be used and bags are out of reach of the
children.
• Visitors should be signed out when leaving the premises
• We ask that visitors do not use their mobile phone within the setting, garden or
surrounding areas. If they need to use their mobile phone then they can do so
outside the premises.
• While on the premises a visitor must not be left alone.
• Visitors are expected not to use inappropriate language or speak about
inappropriate content while on the premises
• Visitors must not smoke anywhere in or around the setting, this includes the garden
area and walkways in and out of the setting
• We ask that visitors respect both the premises and our equipment and ensure that
any children they may have with them do so as well.

We promote the good health of all children. We take positive steps to prevent the
spread of infection and take appropriate measures when children are ill.
Procedure
Parents must provide up to date contact details for use in emergencies such as
illness. These should include the child's main carers as well as at least two further
emergency contacts who can be called upon should the child be unwell and need
to be taken home.
If a child becomes unwell or has a serious accident while at the setting we will
immediately contact the parents to discuss arrangements for the child to be
collected and taken home or to the doctors/hospital.
If a child develops a fever or suffers from sickness or diarrhoea while at the setting we
will contact the parents/emergency contacts and request that they come to collect
the child.
If a child has diarrhoea or sickness on the day that they are due to attend the setting
we ask that they remain at home until they are fully recovered but for at least 48
hours after the last bout of sickness or Diarrhoea.
If a child develops a fever whilst at the setting and it has risen to 38 degrees or
above we will contact the parent and request they collect their child.
If a child is suffering from an infectious illness such as chicken pox or scarlet fever we
ask that parents notify us so that we can advise the other parents of the setting
(without divulging any names) that an infectious disease/illness may be present.
We are required to notify Ofsted of certain infectious diseases. This includes cases of
food poisoning which has affected 2 or more children within the setting.

We will adhere to the same guidelines in the event that we or our own children are
unwell.
If a child becomes unwell while they are at our setting then they will be kept
comfortable and quiet until their parents arrive to collect them.
We will follow the guidance from the Public Health England regarding ill or infectious
children with the exception to:
-conjunctivitis where the child is excluded until their eyes are clear from
discharge or 24 hours after treatment is started.

Threadworm where we will expect the child to be treated. They can return
after treatment
-Impetigo, exclusion until lesions are crusted and healed or 48 hours after
starting antibiotic treatment
-Hand foot and mouth
-Unexplained rash
If a child arrives looking or feeling unwell, we will
- Take the child’s temperature. If it is 38 degrees or over then will ask that the
child is taken home. During a pandemic we will require a PCR test to confirm
the child has no serious illness.
-Where there is no temperature then we will monitor the child and inform the
parent if they continue to seem unwell.
As a general rule, if a child is unable to participate in the normal daily routines, is
irritable, continuously crying, off their food or generally just not themselves then we
may require you to collect the child and keep them at home until you feel they are
back to their usual selves.
We have the right to refuse a child into the setting if we feel they are unwell
We will not pick children up from school or preschool/ nursery if they are ill, unless it is
not infectious to other children in our care. If we do pick children up from school at
any time other than the normal finishing time, I may charge a call out fee £10 and
then the normal fee per hour until they are collected.