Procedures for Safety in Childcare

Explain the documentation that is required to be kept when running a child care business from a home setting.
June 20, 2022
Reflection on Multi-Agency Working
June 20, 2022

Procedures for Safety in Childcare

1. Childcare records that all child care proved should have in place are

  • Children record form forms that including the child name, date of birth, allergies, address of where the child lives, telephone number, parents name and address, emergency contacts at least two , child doctor name and address, any medical and religion.
  • Another document is crb (Criminal records bureau check) this should be the first thing that employer should do for staff they employe and for them self to check that each person hasn’t got a criminal record.
  • Children agreement form

All children should have a care agreement form which is a contract signed by parents which is agreement between both provided and parents stating the hours, child’s contract details, the days the child days they be attending, the fee and final the date they intending to starting.

Also parents should sign a consent form to allow the setting to take the children outside the building and also allowed to sign to take pictures of the children and put on website and on the walls within the setting.

  • Injuries (existing) forms, existing injuries form is in place to record any existing injuries a child has when they arrive in your care.

There should also be in place an incident form this form is in place to record any incident happened in setting with a child or staff for example a child was running and fell over a bit his/her lip would be an incident or a staff member was bit by a child that will also be recorded an incident form.

Another form should be places an accident form to record any accidents that happen in the building to a child of staff that these injury i.e. broken bones or swelled muscle or a swelled thumb.

Fire records

Fire records should be in place to test and record the following smoke detectors, emergency lights, breakpoints, fire exguisters fire blankets and also there should be a record of fire drills which should be done every six months.

Home

Medication book or folder

This should be in place to administer any medication that children need.

This book or folder should have the Childs name, date of birth, the time given, the date given, dozed given and the staff signature and parent signature.

This also gives evidence of medication given to a child in the setting and that you have administered medication given by parents, all medication that you administer in for a child must be prescribed by a GP and labelled with their name address and date it with the medication was done.

Policies and procedures

There should be policies and procedures placed in the setting when looking after a child.

These are in place to allow parents to know how we run or care setting for example food policy this will let parents and carers know how we operate food in the setting and what we allow and what we don’t allow in the setting what standards we are governed by.

Complaint forms

A complaint form should be in place when a parent or carer won’t to complain about member staff or the setting they should also be followed up by investigation meeting and conclusion meeting.

Child journal and home book

This journal should be in place is to show any work that you a child has done or any development that a child has done, each child should have a home book which letting parents know what their child is done for the day it ie drank or eaten if they have been to the toilet, how many nappy change and what time you went to sleep this should always be should be recorded in the home book and hand to parent every day when the child goes home.

2. There are different ranges of actives to do for ages 0- 5

  • Physical (0-12months)

at baby age , babies are crawling, pulling them self up or taking their first steps

  • Intellectual (0-12months)

Babies at this age is at like to look at sensory books, books with mirrors and textures which is good for there development and also they like music and noisy book which proved stimulus for young baby intellectual development.

  • Social Development (0-12months)

Babies social development is doing thinks like copying your actions, and delighting in your positive responses to their actions. Babies of this age will also enjoy listening to music and looking in the mirror

  • Physical (1-5 years)

At this age children will be hopstcating, ride bikes, running around

  • Intellectual (1-5 years)

For Toddlers and up word they like interactive games, flash cars and puzzles.

  • Social Development (1-5 years)

For toddler and upward a great social development is role play children love to role play by dressing up or playing house this is a big social development that will show what children know and develop.

3. I provide a safe environment for children in the city the registered person is the person who takes responsibility in the health and safety of the building where your child will be staying in your setting.