It is our policy to keep children safe when they are in our care. We will take every reasonable measure we can to protect your child from hurting themselves.
We will ensure that no member of staff nor anyone else who has contact with your child whilst at our nursery, is under the influence of alcohol or any other substance.
By providing a happy, safe environment, the children in our care will be encouraged to develop social skills to help them be accepted and welcome in society as they grow up.
In our nursery, we instil the British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs.
Children learn when they are in a safe and caring environment where they are stimulated through play.
Our first responsibility and priority is towards the children in our care. If we have any cause for concern we will report it, following the Harrow LSP procedures.
If there is any aspect of our service you are not happy with please bring it to our attention and we will make every effort to resolve the issue through frank and open discussion.
All information on children, families and anyone working with us is kept securely and treated in confidence.
By respecting the voice of the unique child in all factors that impact their time with us and their education, we nurture children to have the confidence to assert their rights and we continue to value each child's potential.
It is very important that children and dropped off and collected at agreed times and by known people. This is for the safety of your child.
We will make sure that we treat all children with equal concern and respect.
In the event of an emergency (fire, flood, gas leak, environmental emergency, structural damage, intruder or other threat), the safety of children on our premises is paramount.
We only provide vegetarian meals (no meat, fish or eggs), snacks and drinks for children. By its nature, these are healthy, balanced and nutritious.
Forest School is a unique method of outdoor education that allows children to develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and awareness and knowledge of the natural environment.
Our garden offers children access to outdoor space in which they can explore, create, think, learn and develop with the support and interactions from sensitive, knowledgeable assistants.
We put a lot of effort into promoting wellbeing of our children by preventing accidents and dealing with emergencies.
With the welfare of the sick child in mind, and in the interests of the other children, this policy is to keep everyone safe.
Parents can feel confident that we have rigorous infection control measures in place.
Children’s safety is maintained as the highest priority at all times, especially when we are outdoors.
Nappy changing is an important part of bonding between a key person and a child providing opportunities to support communication and language, for singing and blowing raspberries on tummies.
Photographs are used to capture precious moments to share with parents. Always done responsibly.
We prefer to use the term “risk-benefit analysis” as opposed to “risk assessment”. And all our activities are based on this thinking.
We have a zero tolerance for smoking or vaping in the nursery or car by anyone.
Parents are sometimes late in picking up their child. This is OK. However, I need a policy in the very rare instance of an uncollected child.
All our staff and parents have an open and transparent process to alert us or Ofsted if they are concerned about our nursery.
We aim to work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children.
