About Templegate Tiny Tots - Policies
Health and Safety
- If your child develops anything infectious, please let us know as soon as possible so other parent(s)/carers can be notified. Please do not send your child to Tiny Tots if they are unwell. If we feel your child is not well enough to stay, you will be contacted and asked to pack them up. Any children or adults suffering for sickness or diarrhoea cannot return to Pre-school until 48 hours after the last episode.
- Please note that NO PARKING is allowed on the school premises.
- No dogs (except assistance dogs) are allowed on the school grounds.
- Risk assessments are carried out on equipment and also for activities and outings to ensure the safety of all the children and adults.
- Health & Safety Policy
Equal Opportunities:
Tiny Tots has an Equality, Inclusion and Valuing Diversity Policy. All children are treated as individuals in their own right and to this end we aim to:
- Provide a wide range of toys and activities that promote good learning opportunities for children at different levels of the learning process.
- Provide multi-cultural toys and books.
- Celebrate festivals from all cultures as well as birthdays
- Equality & Diversity Policy
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Behaviour:
When children behave in acceptable ways, adults will take into account children’s level of understanding and stage of development.
- Adults will not shout or raise their voices in a threatening way.
- Physical punishment, such as smacking or shaking, will not be used or threatened.
- Techniques intended to single out and humiliate individual children such as the ‘naughty chair’ will not be used.
- Children who misbehave will be given adult support by explaining why their behaviour is unacceptable and the effects of their behaviour on others. Where appropriate this might be achieved by a period of ‘time out’ with an adult.
- Understanding Behaviour Policy
Admissions and Waiting list:
Our Pre-school is open to every family in the community.
The waiting list for places is organised in order of date of birth, but other factors will be taken into account such as length of time on the waiting list and families moving into the catchment area. When places are in short supply, sessions will be shared out fairly and decisions made by the Committee as a whole.
Objectives:
- To encourage children to develop to their full potential.
- To welcome parents and carers, establishing home links.
- To value and support individual children and families, regardless of gender, race, culture or ability.
- To provide high quality childcare where parents feel confident that their children are being cared for in a happy, safe and stimulating environment.
- To provide indoor and outdoor activities which challenge each child with opportunities for exploring, investigating and creating.
- To promote caring and respectful attitude in children.
- To recognise what children can do as a starting point and celebrate and record achievements.
- To ensure staff are full trained and informed of current childcare practices.
Safeguarding Children
- All member of staff are checked by the Disclosure and Barring service (formally known as CRB) to ensure they are suitable to work with children and they are also trained in child protection.
- We have strict procedures regarding child collection to ensure no authorised person is able to collect the children in our care.
- Members of staff, parents, volunteers and visitors are not allowed to use mobile phones In the setting.
- Safeguarding Children Policy
