2.1 Explain In Your Own Words What Welfare Requirements Are
1.1 Explain in your own words what the welfare requirements are.
The welfare requirements cover many areas.
We protect the children by having policies and procedures for safeguarding children. Practitioners are attending safeguarding courses to understand and know how to respond appropriately to signs of abuse. Ofsted is informed if any form of abuse was noticed in the nursery or at home. People working with children must be able to fulfil the requirements of their role. Every person employed working with children must have a recent CRB to make sure the suitable people are employed for the role. Staff must not consume alcohol or any other substances that can affect their abilities. A setting must have a great amount of level 3 qualified people; …show more content…
When raising a concern we must state that we are using the whistleblowing policy and if we wish our identity to be kept confidential.
2.2 Tell me how you ensure children’s safety as they arrive, at the end of the session/day and when you go off site.
Before the children arrive at the nursery we must carry out a morning risk assessment. At the beginning of every morning I need to do a morning risk assessment that includes checking the room if everything is safe for the children to be in. I need to look around the room to make sure there are no cleaning materials left by the cleaners, or to check if there are no unused staples from the board or on the floors, to check if the room is clear of plastic bags, if there are no hanging cables around the room, if the shelves are not overloaded and that the fire extinguisher is available. At the end of the day I need to implement an afternoon risk assessment. I need to check if all the windows are locked, if all the electrical equipment is unplugged, if all the lights are off, I need to stock up the nappy changing area with gloves, blue aprons, paper rolls. I need to check if all the resources are put away in the garden and nothing is left outside and the sand pit lid needs to be
The welfare requirements cover many areas.
We protect the children by having policies and procedures for safeguarding children. Practitioners are attending safeguarding courses to understand and know how to respond appropriately to signs of abuse. Ofsted is informed if any form of abuse was noticed in the nursery or at home. People working with children must be able to fulfil the requirements of their role. Every person employed working with children must have a recent CRB to make sure the suitable people are employed for the role. Staff must not consume alcohol or any other substances that can affect their abilities. A setting must have a great amount of level 3 qualified people; …show more content…
When raising a concern we must state that we are using the whistleblowing policy and if we wish our identity to be kept confidential.
2.2 Tell me how you ensure children’s safety as they arrive, at the end of the session/day and when you go off site.
Before the children arrive at the nursery we must carry out a morning risk assessment. At the beginning of every morning I need to do a morning risk assessment that includes checking the room if everything is safe for the children to be in. I need to look around the room to make sure there are no cleaning materials left by the cleaners, or to check if there are no unused staples from the board or on the floors, to check if the room is clear of plastic bags, if there are no hanging cables around the room, if the shelves are not overloaded and that the fire extinguisher is available. At the end of the day I need to implement an afternoon risk assessment. I need to check if all the windows are locked, if all the electrical equipment is unplugged, if all the lights are off, I need to stock up the nappy changing area with gloves, blue aprons, paper rolls. I need to check if all the resources are put away in the garden and nothing is left outside and the sand pit lid needs to be