Maintaining children’s safety and security on premises

Needingworth Community Pre-school is located within the grounds of Holywell C of E Primary 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 via an enhanced disclosure with children’s barred list check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

• Adults do not normally supervise children on their own.

• 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 systems prevent children from leaving our premises unnoticed.

• We only allow access to visitors with prior appointments.

• Our staff check the identity of any person who is not known before they enter the premises.

• The school gates and front door to Holywell Primary School are locked shut at all times.

• We have installed entry phones at the main entrance to the school and the door leading onto the school playground.

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

• Minimal petty cash is kept on the premises.

This policy was adopted by: Needingworth Community Pre-school AGM

On: 15th October 2019

Date to be reviewed: September 2020

Signed on behalf of the provider: Anna Vickery

Role of signatory: Committee Chair