Health and safety
3.1 Risk assessment
Policy statement
This setting believes that the health and safety of children is of paramount importance. We make our setting a safe and healthy place for children, parents, staff and volunteers by assessing and minimising the hazards and risks to enable the children to thrive in a healthy and safe environment.
The basis of this policy is risk assessment. Pre-school Learning Alliance risk assessment processes follow five steps as follows:
Identification of risk: Where is it and what is it?
Who is at risk: Childcare staff, children, parents, etc?
Assessment as to the level of risk as high, medium, low. This is both the risk of the likelihood of it happening, as well as the possible impact if it did.
Control measures to reduce/eliminate risk: What will you need to do, or ensure others will do, in order to reduce that risk?
Monitoring and review: How do you know if what you have said is working, or is thorough enough? If it is not working, it will need to be amended, or maybe there is a better solution.
EYFS key themes and commitments
A Unique Child
Positive Relationships
Enabling Environments
Learning and Development
3.1 Risk assessment
Policy statement
This setting believes that the health and safety of children is of paramount importance. We make our setting a safe and healthy place for children, parents, staff and volunteers by assessing and minimising the hazards and risks to enable the children to thrive in a healthy and safe environment.
The basis of this policy is risk assessment. Pre-school Learning Alliance risk assessment processes follow five steps as follows:
Identification of risk: Where is it and what is it?
Who is at risk: Childcare staff, children, parents, etc?
Assessment as to the level of risk as high, medium, low. This is both the risk of the likelihood of it happening, as well as the possible impact if it did.
Control measures to reduce/eliminate risk: What will you need to do, or ensure others will do, in order to reduce that risk?
Monitoring and review: How do you know if what you have said is working, or is thorough enough? If it is not working, it will need to be amended, or maybe there is a better solution.
EYFS key themes and commitments
A Unique Child
Positive Relationships
Enabling Environments
Learning and Development