Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Child Protection
1. The setting has a Safeguarding Policy YES/NO
2. Is the flowchart for making a referral displayed?YES/NO
3. All procedures are in line with Local Safeguarding Childrens Board
Requirements.
4. Are staff using the correct forms to log a concern?YES/NO
5.Has the safeguarding officer/ Lead practitioner attended Safeguarding Training?
YES/NO
6. Has setting trained all staff in their level 1 safeguarding policy.
Is this evidenced: ...........................................( Induction training)
7. Does the setting know where to obtain an up to date copy of Working
Together?YES/NO
Suitable People
1. Are you able to demonstrate that people that you employ are suitable
to work with children? Enhanced DBS Checks
2.Is there evidence of a single central record kept?YES/NO
3. Are processes in place to ensure the suitability of staff are continually
monitored and checked?YES/NO?
4. Are staff aware of their legal requirement to disclose anything that
affects their suitability to work with children?YES/NO
5.Is there a vigirious recuritment process in place?YES/NO
Staff Taking Medication
1. Are you aware of all your staff that are on longer term medication and is this stored
correctly and recorded on staff file?YES/NO
3. Do all staff who have contact with children have regular 1:1 supervision and
appraisals?YES/NO
4. Do all staff undertake the required amount of training?YES/NO
5. How many staff in the setting have a current paediatric first aid
certificate : .............................
Key Person
1. Is each child assigned a key person and is this displayed and
communicated to the parents?YES/NO
Medicines
1. What is the settings policy on the administration of medicine ...............
...............................................................................................
2.Where is medication stored?
Outings
1. Parental Permission should be sought for all outings
2. Consideration should be given to adult : child ratios for outings
3. Vehicles for transporting children should be adequately insured
Equal Opportunities
1. Providers must have and implement a policy and procedures to
promote the equality of opportunity of children.
2. Named SENCO.
Information and Records
1. Providers must maintain records and obtain and share information to
ensure the safe and efficient management of the setting and to ensure the needs of the
children are met.
2. There should be a regularly two-way flow of information between
parents and providers
3. Do you incorporate the view of the parents in all childrens records, how is this carried
out?
4. Childrens records should be stored on the premises of the setting
Complaints
1.Is there a written procedure for dealing with complaints?YES/NO
2.Is there a log of complaints kept?YES/NO
3. Is there information displayed for parents on how they can contact Ofsted?YES/NO
Information About the Provider
Providers need to hold the following documentation.
1. Name home address and telephone number of anyone employed in the
premises
2. Name, home address and telephone number of anyone who will be regularly in
unsupervised contact with children attending the setting
3. A daily record of the names of children being cared for on the
premises, hours of attendance and names of childs key person
4. Certificate of registration