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Health & Safety Policy
Your child will be cared for in a clean, safe, secure and welcoming setting. I will provide an environment which will enable children to develop at a rate that is appropriate for their age and stage of development.
Appropriately furnished rooms are available for various activities. I have a lounge for quiet time and limited TV watching and a spacious kitchen for craft/messy play and supervised cooking. A travel cot will be provided upstairs if required with separate bed linen for each child. We also have a spacious fully enclosed rear garden with a range of outdoor toys including; a climbing frame, swing, slide, wooden playhouse, sandpit and a trampoline.
The following safety precautions are in place within my home:
| Regular cleaning and checks of resources will be undertaken to ensure they are safe for you child to use |
| A daily risk assessment is carried out to ensure our setting is safe for your child
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| All plug sockets not in use have safety covers
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| Appropriate car seats are used and are checked regularly |
| I use safety equipment appropriate for the children in our care ie: stair gates, cupboard locks etc
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| All outside doors are kept locked whilst I am childminding; keys are kept high up next to each door
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| A fully stocked First Aid kit is available at all times
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| A fire blanket is available in the kitchen. Smoke alarms are fitted throughout the house and Fire Evacuation Procedures are in place
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| All visitors will be required to complete the visitors log
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| Food Hygiene Regulatiosn are strictly followed regarding the purchasing, transporting, storing and preparation of food
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| I carry emergency contact details with me at all times should parents need to be contacted in an emergency
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