Safety

8.2 Maintaining children's safety and security on the premises

Policy statement

At Early Learners' Nursery School we maintain the highest possible security of our premises to ensure that each child is safely cared for during their time with us.

Procedures

Children's personal safety

• We ensure all employed staff have been checked for criminal records by an enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.


• Adults do not normally supervise their own children.


• All children are supervised by adults at all times.


• Whenever children are on the premises at least two adults are present.


• We carry out risk assessments to ensure children are not made vulnerable within any part of our premises, nor by any activity.

Security

• Systems are in place for the safe arrival and departure of children.


• The times of the children's arrivals and departures are recorded.


• The arrival and departure times of adults - staff, volunteers and visitors - are recorded.


• Our systems prevent unauthorised access to our premises.


• Our system prevents children from leaving our premises unnoticed.


• The personal possessions of the staff and volunteers are securely stored during sessions.