Rudloe Pre-School

24/07/2025

And that’s the end of another school year!
Thank you for all of our lovely gifts and cards, they are all very much appreciated 😍.
To those leaving us for school we wish you lots of luck and we will miss you!
We will be back on Thursday 4th September at 8:55.
Have a lovely summer holidays.

10/07/2025

This morning we have been awarded a reading award from Wiltshire council 📚📖

06/05/2025

Celebrating VE Day

30/01/2025

Happy lunar new year of the snake 🐍

20/12/2024

Please don’t forget that we are closing at 12pm today for the Christmas holidays.

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and we will see you in the New Year 🎄🎅🏻🥳

26/11/2024

On Tuesday 3rd December the children will be performing our Christmas songs. Parents and carers are welcome to join us at 9am. We will have some of the children’s craft available to purchase and a cake sale after the sing along. 🎄🤶🧑‍🎄🎅🏻

11/11/2024

04/09/2024

Hope you have all had a great summer holidays, and for those who started school today we hope they had an amazing time.
Just a reminder that we are back tomorrow morning at 8:55 😁

06/06/2024

Remembering all those that sacrificed everything for us.

30/04/2024

Just a polite reminder that we are closed on Thursday 2nd May due to the building been used as a polling station and also on Monday 6th May due to the bank holiday

23/04/2024

PROCEDURE IF A CHILD IS NOT COLLECTED

If a child is not collected within 15 minutes of the agreed collection time, we will try calling the parents’ contact numbers.

Then we will try the emergency contact numbers.

During this time, we will continue to safely look after the child.

We will continue to try the parents’ contact numbers and emergency numbers, but after a responsible amount of time from the original agreed collection time, I will then tell the local authority duty social worker.

Please note a late fee will be charged if you are late on more than two separate occasions. This charge will be put onto the next month’s fees.

PROCEDURE IF A CHILD IS LOST OR GOES MISSING

We will safely supervise children when we go on outings or trips and undertake a risk assessment.

We will teach the children about safety when we are out and about and tell them what to do if they do become lost according to their age and stage of development.

As soon as we think a child is missing we will search the area and inform any persons around so that they can help look too. We will continue to care for the other children safely and will not compromise their safety.

If the child cannot be found within 10 minutes we will inform the police. We will give the police a full description, including where we are, the next of kin of the child, a detailed description of the child, including age, s*x and as much information about their clothing as possible working down from head to toe. The circumstances of the incident, including anything that may have triggered the disappearance, how long the child has been missing and where they were last seen. We will then inform the parents concerned and ofsted of our actions.

If the child is found safely we will inform everyone involved in the search, the public, police, ofsted and the parents. We will identify why the child went missing and will follow our accident and emergency policy if the child is injured. All information will be documented and reported to the parents and Ofsted.

COMPLAINTS POLICY

We aim to work in close partnership with all parents to meet the needs of their children. Maintaining good communication between both parties will aid this. We expect that parents will immediately bring to our attention any aspect of our service they are not happy with so that every effort can be made to resolve the matter. Parents can make a complaint to us verbally, or in writing at, Leafy lane playing fields, leafy lane, Corsham, SN13 0LD.
It is a condition of our registration to investigate all written complaints relating to the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and we will notify the complainant of the outcome within 28 days of the receipt of the complaint.
We display Ofsted’s poster for parents which introduces Ofsted's childcare responsibilities and gives Ofsted contact details.
Procedure (how we will put the statement into practice)
We will investigate all complaints and notify the complainant of the outcomes of the investigation within 28 days.
We will keep a written record of all complaints and their outcome for at least three years. Confidentiality will be maintained but, as required, we will provide Ofsted, on request, with a written record of all complaints within a specified period and the action taken as a result of each complaint.
We will record the following information:

• Name of person making the complaint.
• The Early Years Foundation Stage requirement(s) to which the complaint relates.
• Nature of the complaint.
• Date and time of the complaint.
• Action taken in response to the complaint.
• The outcome of the complaint investigation (for example, ways the service has improved).
• Details of the information and findings that were given to the person making the complaint, including any action taken.

If the complaint cannot be resolved or if the complaint is of a serious nature and you feel you cannot discuss it with me you should contact Ofsted on 03001 231231. Ofsted guidance on concerns and complaints about pre-schools is available on Ofsted website.

For staff, volunteers and visitors in all agencies and settings
What to do if you are worried a child is being abused or neglected

HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

It is our policy to promote and ensure the good health and safety of children in our care in line with the requirements laid out in the EYFS Framework, and Health and Safety Executive.
Procedure (how we put the statement into practice)
Safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment
In order to ensure children’s safety in our setting we have a range of safety equipment, which are regularly checked to ensure they are in good repair.

Our smoke alarms are tested regularly and fire drills are carried out and recorded. We have a fire blanket in our classroom and children and parents are aware of our emergency evacuation procedure.

Our premises are secure to ensure children’s safety and prevent intruders and We have a procedure for checking the identity of visitors and all visitors must sign in.

We have a risk assessment policy that details how we manage and assess risk and a risks assessment for outings that details our procedure whilst away from the setting.

All equipment used in our business is regularly checked for damage and wear and tear and replaced when necessary.

We hold current local authority approved paediatric first aid certificate.

Health

We encourage children to learn about good hygiene by promoting regular hand washing and explain why we wash our hands.

When providing snacks children are encouraged to make healthy choices and the benefits of an active lifestyle are promoted, e.g. access to outdoor play daily.

Baby changing mats are cleaned after each use.

All areas accessible to children including toys and equipment are regularly cleaned.

If you have any concerns regarding the health and safety of your child please discuss them with me.


Infection or complaint Exclusion Time - to be kept away from childcare setting

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Athletes Foot None None
Chickenpox Until all spots have crusted over At least 5 days from the appearance of the last crop of spots
Cold Sores None Children should avoid kissing or close contact with other children.
German Measles ( Rubella ) 1 week from appearance of rash Preventable by immunisation MMR

Hand Foot & Mouth 1 week from appearance of spots Mild illness but dangerous in pregnancy so childminders must advise parents if a case in the setting.
Impetigo All lesions must be healed At least 48 hours after antibiotics have started.
Measles 1 week from appearance of rash Preventable by immunisation MMR

Molloscum Contagiosum None Self limiting if good hygiene is practiced.
Ringworm Return 24 hours after treatment has commenced Medical advice must be sought
Roseola None
None
Scabies 24 hours after treatment has commenced
Other household members and close contacts also need to be treated
Scarlet Fever
24 hours after antibiotics have commenced if child is well Child must be treated by antibiotics and HPA to be advised if outbreak in setting.
Slapped Cheek 48 hours from onset of rash Mild illness but dangerous in pregnancy so childminders must advise parents if a case in the setting.
Shingles
Exclude until all blisters have scabbed. Can cause chickenpox in those who are already immune.
Warts and verruca
None Cover with plaster if swimming or in close contact
Diarrhoea and/or vomiting
One episode of vomiting or 2 episodes of diarrhoea or loose nappies in a day must lead to exclusion for 48 hours from last episode.

Flu
Until recovered, or until temperature can be kept down without the use of calpol etc and there is no need for pain relief medication.


Whooping Cough
5 days after antibiotics have started or 21 days without antibiotics
Preventable by immunisation.
Conjuctivitis
24 hours after antibiotic eye drop treatment have commenced and if eyes are both clear.

Glandular fever
None Children should avoid kissing or close contact with other children.
Head Lice All live lice and eggs must be removed by chemical treatment or wet combing and then repeated as needed.
Children with live head lice will be excluded until treated.
Meningococcal meningitis and or septicaemia Until recovered
Seek advice from HPA re antibiotics for close contacts

ADMINISTERING MEDICINES

As a childcare provider we will ensure that we implement an effective procedure to meet the individual needs of a child. Please note that we can not administer medicine, but able to administer inhalers or epi pens by a trained member of staff. In order to achieve this we will do the following:
Procedures (how we will put the statement into practice)
We will keep a written record of a child’s need for medication and ask parents to update regularly
We will keep written records of anything administered to children in our care.
We will inform parents when anything has been administered including the time and dosage.
We will store all medicines safely in our cabinet, out of reach and strictly in accordance with the product instructions and in the original container in which it was dispensed.
We will obtain prior written permission from parents for each administration before any medication is given.
We will work in partnership with parents to ensure the correct medication, dosage etc is given.
If the administration of prescription medicine requires technical/medical knowledge then we will attend training from a qualified health professional. The training will be specific to the child in question.


ILLNESS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

It is our policy to keep children safe when they are in our care, promote good health and take necessary steps to prevent the spread of infection within our childcare setting and while we are off site.
Procedures (how we will put the statement into practice)
Sick children
If there is a child in our setting who becomes ill whilst in our care, or whom we believe has an infectious illness or disease (for example a severe cold or stomach upset) we will;
• Contact the parents as agreed to arrange for the immediate collection of the child
• Ensure the child is excluded from our setting until they have been well for 48 hours, or in accordance with Health Authority guidelines.
If we believe a child in our setting is suffering from a disease or illness which requires notification we will inform the parents/guardians of our concerns and act on advice given by the Health Protection Agency (details of which can be found at www.hpa.org.uk) as to when they will be able to return to our setting. I will also inform Ofsted of any action taken.
We make parents aware of our sickness exclusion policy and keep a record of the arrangements for the exclusion of a child should they become ill whilst in our setting.
In accordance with our policies we expect to be paid for the child’s place even if they are excluded from our setting due to an illness or infectious disease.
If a member of staff has a confirmed infectious disease, we will inform parents as soon as we are able.
We inform the parents of the other children in our setting if a child we care for has a diagnosed infectious disease.

Hygiene
We ensure all adults and children in our setting are aware of good hand-washing procedures, before eating or handling food and after using the toilet.
We ensure there is a supply of tissues available for children.
We immediately clean up any spillage of body fluids using a disposable cloth and gloves.
We wear disposable gloves for changing nappies. We will discard these gloves after each change.


OUTDOOR SPACE POLICY

We believe that learning outdoors is essential for young children. Our outdoor space provides a safe, stimulating environment where space is used effectively, this enables children to explore a broad balanced curriculum using a range of interesting resources suitable to their individual needs.

We have a variety of outdoor toys such as bikes and scooters, bats, balls, hoops, spades, and buckets. We also provide painting; sand, water tray, gardening activities and a role pay area.

We treat the outdoors as an outside classroom and many “inside” activities (book corner, small world play) will be put outside according to the weather conditions and interests and learning needs of the children at the time.

We aim to provide some free-flow outside play every session. The doors will be closed if we cannot maintain a safe adult/child ratio or if weather conditions are too severe (gales, thunder and lightning, hail, ice, slush, heavy rain).

We encourage the children, whatever the weather, to play and enjoy the outside environment. Parents are requested to provide warm clothing in the winter and sun hats and sunscreen in the summer. We have a gazebo, which is used in the summer. We ensure that our outdoor space is safe and secure by annual and daily risk assessments (please see our risk assessment) and regular checks for poisonous plants or hazards items. We also take the children out onto the football field for a run around and adventure walks.

DRUG, SMOKING AND ALCOHOL MISUSE POLICY.

Smoking is strictly prohibited within pre-school premises, indoors and outdoors.

Alcohol and Drugs - Misuse Alcohol and drugs are not permitted on Pre-school
premises. Any person deemed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be considered to be unsuitable to collect a child. Each case will be measured individually and is at the discretion of the management. The welfare of the child is paramount. If judged unsuitable we will keep a child at Pre-school until alternative arrangements can be made for the safe collection of the child.

If a member of staff is found to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs this is classed as gross misconduct and may result in a disciplinary or dismissal. Members of staff taking medication will seek medical advice and only work directly with the children if the prescribed medication is unlikely to impair their ability to work safely.

STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT AND INDUCTION POLICY

We provide a staffing ratio in line with the Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. This is to ensure that children have sufficient individual attention and to guarantee care and education of a high quality.

Our staff are appropriately qualified and we carry out checks for criminal and other records through a DBS check, in accordance with statutory requirements to ensure that children below school age and their parents are offered high quality early years care and education.

Procedures to meet this aim: We use the following ratios of adult to children:
• Children between 18 months and 2 years old: - 1 adult : 3 children
• Children between two years and 3 years: - 1 adult : 4 children
• Children between 3 years and 4 years: - 1 adult : 8 children

Three members of our staff hold a full and relevant level 3 qualification.

Each child is assigned a key person to help the child become familiar with the setting from the outset and to ensure that each child has a named member of staff with whom to form a relationship. The key person plans with parents for the child’s well-being and development in the setting. The key person meets regularly with the family for discussion and consultation on their child’s progress and offers support in guiding their future development at home.

We hold regular staff meetings to undertake curriculum planning and to discuss children’s progress, their achievements and any difficulties that may arise from time to time.

We work towards offering equality of opportunity by using non-discriminatory procedures for staff recruitment and selection.

All staff have job descriptions, which set out their staff roles and responsibilities. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applicants will be considered on the basis of their suitability for the post, regardless of disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, s*xual orientation, s*x, age, marriage or civil partnership. Applicants will not be placed at a disadvantage by our imposing conditions or requirements that are not justifiable.

We use Ofsted guidance on obtaining references and enhanced criminal record checks through DBS for staff and volunteers who will have unsupervised access to children. This is in accordance with requirements under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006) for the vetting and barring scheme. We keep all records relating to employment of staff and volunteers, in particular those demonstrating that checks have been done, including the date and number of the enhanced DBS check. Staff are expected to disclose any convictions, cautions, court orders, reprimands and warnings which may affect their suitability to work with children – whether received before, or at any time during, their employment with us.

Disqualification - Where we become aware of any relevant information which may lead to the disqualification of an employee, we will take appropriate action to ensure the safety of children. In the event of disqualification, that person’s employment with us will be terminated.

Changes to staff - We inform Ofsted of any changes to the person responsible for our setting. Our setting leaders hold the CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce. We provide regular in-service training to all staff – whether paid staff or volunteers – through Wiltshire Council, pathways and external agencies.

Staffing, Employment and Induction - We provide staff induction training in the first week of employment. This induction includes our Health and Safety Policy and Safeguarding Children and Child Protection Policy. Other policies and procedures will be introduced within an induction plan. We support the work of our staff by holding regular supervision meetings and appraisals. We are committed to recruiting, appointing and employing staff in accordance with all relevant legislation and best practice Staff taking medication / other substances. If a member of staff is taking medication which may affect their ability to care for children, we ensure that they seek further medical advice. Staff will only work directly with the children if medical advice confirms that the medication is unlikely to impair their ability to look after children properly.

• Staff medication on the premises will be stored securely and kept out of reach of the children at all times. If we have reason to believe that a member of staff is under the influence of alcohol or any other substance that may affect their ability to care for children, they will not be allowed to work directly with the children and further action will be taken.

Managing staff absences and contingency plans for emergencies - Our staff take their holiday breaks when the setting is closed. Where staff may need to take time off for any reason other than sick leave or training, this is agreed with the manager with sufficient notice. Where staff are unwell and take sick leave in accordance with their contract of employment we organise cover to ensure ratios are maintained. In the event of both the Manager and the Deputy Manager being absent at the same time, we have the following contingency plan as advised by Ofsted. - There will always be a level 3 qualified member of staff that takes charge of the setting for that session. - 50% of the remaining members of staff are qualified (have the CACHE Level 2 Certificate for Children and Young People’s Workforce or equivalent or higher qualification) - We have the correct ratio of adult to children - The parents will be informed that this happening for that session.

Induction- We provide an induction for all staff, volunteers and managers in order to fully brief them about the setting, the families we serve, our policies and procedures, curriculum and daily practice.

Procedures -We have a verbal induction plan for all new staff, which includes the following: - Introductions to all staff and volunteers, including management committee members where appropriate - Familiarising with the building, health and safety, and fire and evacuation procedures. We ensure our policies and procedures have been read and are carried out. Introduction to parents, especially parents of allocated key children where appropriate, familiarisation with confidential information where applicable in relation to any key children and details of the tasks and daily routines to be completed. The manager inducts new staff and volunteers. The chairperson inducts new managers during the induction period, the individual must demonstrate understanding of and compliance with policies, procedures, tasks and routines.

CARE, LEARNING AND PLAY POLICY

Children learn when they are in a safe and caring environment where they are stimulated through play.

Young children develop best when they are in a caring relationship with an adult. They also learn through being given the opportunity to experience a variety of planned (and sometimes unplanned) everyday activities such as painting, sticking, counting, singing and dancing and many more activities.

We will try to include these types of activities, where time with your child will allow, enabling them to broaden their; “Knowledge & Understanding of the World”, “Social & Emotional Development” and “Language & Communication”
(aspects of Learning & Development - EYFS). We will also plan and provide activities and play opportunities to; “develop children’s emotional, physical, social and intellectual capabilities”, (Ofsted Standard 3: Care, Learning & Play), “Keep Children Safe”, “Help the children enjoy and achieve”, “Help the children to make positive contributions within the setting and to the wider community” (Ofsted Outcomes).

We encourage the children in our care to learn more about their own culture, including promoting British Values and to find out about the culture and religions of other children. We do in this in a fun way through sharing books, colouring sheets, cooking and eating food from around the world and celebrating special festivals.

We will strive to provide your child with an environment that will be caring, fun and stimulating. We will implement ideas from Early Years Foundation Stage.

I will provide activities that support the main learning areas:

Prime Areas: Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Language and communication
Physical Development

Specific Areas: Arts & Expressive Design
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Literacy

These activities will include:

Dressing up clothes
Books and Videos
Small world toys
Construction toys (lego, duplo etc)
Pretend play (toy kitchen etc)
Water play
Arts and Crafts
Cooking
Gardening
Outdoor play and equipment

We will regularly observe your child and make a written record. This will enable us to make very simple plans on how we can help your child move onto the next stage of their development. These records are available for you to look at anytime, and we encourage parents/carers to have an input into the observations, assessments and planning that we do for their child.

Potty training

We are more than happy to help and support parents whilst potty training their child, but ask that the child be at a stage whereby they are able to determine when they need to go to the toilet and are able to communicate that to us.

We also hope that you will understand that if your child is not quite ready and is having frequent accidents within the setting, it would not be very pleasant for the other children to have to play in an area that is wet/soiled or damp from cleaning.

How parents/carers can help us to implement this policy

Parents/carers can help by informing us of any particular aspect of their child’s development that they would like us to concentrate on and nurture and discuss any concerns they may have.

Parents/carers can make themselves available to discuss their child’s development and are welcome to provide input/comments during the observation, assessment and planning process.

This policy supports the following requirements and standards:

England

Meeting the Early Years Foundation Stage Safeguarding and Welfare and Ofsted requirements

Health, Safety and suitability of premises, environment and equipment, Equal opportunities, Information and records

EQUAL OPPURTUNITIES POLICY

Policy statement:

We will make sure that I actively promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practices for all children & employees. We will make sure that we treat all children & employees with equal concern and respect.

Procedure (how we put the statement into practice)

We recognise and welcome all legislation and existing codes of practice, produced by appropriate commissions, for example the Equal Opportunities Commission. We are committed to working with parents, employees and other agencies to ensure that the needs of every child & employee are met.

We value and respect the different racial origins, religions, cultures and languages in a multi-ethnic society so that each child & employee is valued as an individual without racial or gender stereotyping. We will also not discriminate against children & employees on the grounds of disability, s*xual orientation, age, class, family status, and HIV/Aids status.

December 2014 - In her first major announcement since taking office, Nicky Morgan (the new Education Secretary) has said that early years providers must teach ‘fundamental British values in an age appropriate way’ to children from the age of 2

David Cameron has backed her by saying that we need to teach ‘freedom, tolerance, respect for the rule of law, belief in personal and social responsibility and respect for British institutions’. The announcements follow concerns about extremist views being taught to children in some Birmingham schools and the intention is to protect children from extremist radical views.
Ms Morgan says we are to teach children about –

• Right from wrong
• Taking turns and sharing
• Challenging negative attitudes and stereotypes
• Mutual respect and tolerance of different religions and beliefs

Here are some of the ways in which we promote British Values in our setting, alongside the beliefs and customs of other communities around the world:-

• Teach children to share and take turns – in conversation, playing games and when reading books etc
• Celebrate British special days eg St George’s Day
• Help children to understand about friendship and support them to make friends
Focus on listening skills so children wait before shouting out and understand not to spoil a song or book by talking through the words
• Promote manners – please, thank you, sorry, age appropriate behaviour at the table etc
• Teach them about British flowers, trees, birds and animals
• Cover a variety of themes about people who live in the world around us
• Teach them about the different kinds of music styles including anthems, folk & traditional music
• Teach them about the different customs and stories old and new from around the British Isles
• Teach them about the different faiths/beliefs commonly practiced in Britain ie Catholic, Methodist, Pagan and the festivals and celebrations associated with those beliefs
• Teach them about the British weather
• Teach empathy and understanding
• Give children age appropriate words to describe disability
• Help children to set appropriate behaviour boundaries
• When doing arts and crafts, use British artists and sculptors for inspiration
• Cook British food with the children
• Teach them about British villages, towns and cities
• Use the learning characteristic ‘critical thinking’ to support children to ask questions and become independent and creative learners.
• Teach them about British novelists and authors old and new
• Teach them about British history and significant events from the past

Please also refer to our Inclusion, & Care, Learning & Play Policies

We provide equal chances for each child to learn and develop to their full potential, taking into account each child’s age and stage of development, gender, ethnicity, home language, and ability. We will make reasonable adjustments to our setting and activities to ensure that we can accommodate all children & employees where additional needs are to be met.
We will liase with parents and the Wiltshire Council SENCO when appropriate

Please also see my Special Education Needs Policy which sets out how I support children with additional needs, including how the SEN Code of Practice is put into practice within my setting.

We provide and make sure that all children have access to a range of books, puzzles and other toys and learning experiences which provide positive images and examples of the diversity of life in our society. We will celebrate festivals and religious events throughout the year and take part in activities relating to those occasions. Employees will be encouraged to share & take part in all of our celebrations

We challenge racist and discriminatory remarks, attitudes and behaviour from the children & employees in our care and adults.

We will always help children & employees to feel good about themselves and others, by celebrating the differences which make us all unique individuals.

We will review and evaluate our procedures and training on an annual basis to ensure that we can ensure the effectiveness of our inclusive practices.

How parents/carers/employees can help us to implement our policy:

• By informing us of their child’s individual needs and keeping us up to date with any additional developmental needs.
• By working with us to promote equality of opportunity, anti-discriminatory practice for their child and all children & employees in our care, and British values

This policy supports the following requirements and standards: England

Meeting the Early Years Foundation Stage Safeguarding and Welfare and Ofsted requirements

Equal Opportunities, Learning and development requirements

Admissions & Fees Policy

(incorporating late payment of fees policy) Policy Statement
It is our intention to make our setting accessible to children and families from all sections of our local community, through open, fair and clearly communicated procedures with regards to our admissions and fees.
PROCEDURES

1. Admissions
In order to achieve this aim, we operate the following admissions policy:
We ensure that the existence of our Pre-school are widely advertised in places accessible to all sections of the community.

1.2 We ensure that information about our Pre-school are accessible in written and spoken form.

1.3 We arrange our waiting list in order of application. In addition, our policy may take into account any siblings already attending the setting.

1.4 Where it is financially viable, we will try to keep a place vacant to accommodate an emergency admission.

1.5 We describe our Pre-school, and its practices in terms:
- That it makes clear that we welcome both mothers and fathers, other relations and carers, including childminders.
- Of how it treats each child and their family, taking into account their needs arising from their gender, special educational needs, disabilities, social background, religion, ethnicity or from English being as an additional language.
- Of how it enables children and/or parents with disabilities to take part in the life of the setting.

1.6 We make our ‘Valuing Diversity & Promoting Equality Policy’ widely known.

1.7 The Pre-school accommodates work based tax free voucher schemes and Government Workplace
vouchers. We accept 3-4 year and 2-year old funding. ( to calm the government funding registration must be before or in headcount week.)

1.8 So far as is practicable and financially viable, we are flexible about attendance patterns to accommodate the needs of individual children and families, providing these do not disrupt the pattern of continuity in the setting that provides stability for all children.

1.9 We consult with families about the opening times of the setting to ensure we accommodate a broad range of families’ needs.

2. Fees & Late Payment of Fees

2.1 As a registered charity, Rudloe Pre-school, is open to support families within the local community ( Rudloe, Corsham and surrounding villages), who are in need of regular childcare.

2.2 we don’t charge any top up fee’s on the government funding or for any registration.

2.3 Fees are invoiced on a monthly basis and will be issued at least 14 days prior to the start of a month.

2.4 All fees are to be paid monthly, in full, and within 14 days of invoice.

2.5 Fees must be paid in full for holidays taken in term time / illness and all absences must be paid for.
2.6 Payment is kindly received by BACS transfer or government childcare voucher schemes. Please note that if using government childcare vouchers, the payments can often take up to 7 working days to clear and will need to be authorised in time to reach the preschool account by the first of the month.

2.7 If due to any unforeseen circumstances a family is unable to pay within 14 days or is struggling to make payment, the parent / carer should contact the manager ([email protected]) or ( phone number 07552188391) within this 14-day period. Mutually agreeable terms can be discussed with the Management Committee and payment plans can be arranged.

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2.8 Fees not received by the due date may incur a late payment fee. Letters will be sent to the parents and if the invoice is not paid after a further 7 days, the child may lose his/her place in the setting until payment is received or formal recovery proceedings will begin. We will make every effort and attempt to consult with the family prior to an exclusion to amicably resolve the situation.

2.9 pre-school uniform is not required but can be purchased if required.

2.10 The Pre-school requires prompt collection at the time you have arranged for your child to go home. An invoice with the late collection fee will be sent to you within 48 hours of late collection and payment is required within 14 days of receipt of invoice.

2.11 We require 4 weeks’ notice in writing if a family wishes to terminate their child’s place at the Pre-school.

2.12 We require 4 weeks’ notice to change (increase or reduce) the number of hours the child is attending the Pre-school.

2.13 Parents should ensure that they are prompt in paying their monthly invoice; the Preschool has bills and expenses to meet each month as well as staff rotas to organise and so requires income with which to meet these requirements. Any charges we incur relating to your transaction will be chargeable.

2.14 Fees will be reviewed annually and changes made as necessary. At least one month’s advance notice of any changes will be given to parents / carers.

2.15. Pre-School fees

Morning session – 8.55am – 11.55am - £16.50 if not funded
Afternoon session – 11.55am – 2.55pm - £16.50 non-funded
2 year old Fees are £11.00 a Session from 12.55pm 2.55pm
18th months fee’s are 8-55am-11-55 -£15.00 from 11-55am-14-55pm- £16.50
12-55pm-14-55pm- £11.00
Hourly Rate= £5.50 extra session a charged by the hourly rate.
Snack/Fruit donation of £25.00 every half term
Arts and Crafts donations £10.00 every half term

A late pick up fee of £5.00 will apply if parents are late on more than 2 occasions
A late payment fee of £10.00 a month will be added to the bill if fees are not paid before the 14th of each calendar month. If the bill remains un-paid a week after the 14th a non-funded placement can be withdrawn by management.

Payment for all sessions will still have to be paid if we are forced to close due to bad weather i.e. snowing. This will also include if we have to close due to government advise regarding nationwide illnesses.
This policy was formulated in consultation with staff and the Management Committee of Rudloe Pre-school Playgroup and was formally adopted at a committee meeting held on 24/11/23
Signed on behalf of the Management Committee
Print Name: Lydia Speirs
Role of Signatory: Chair person

E-SAFETY POLICY

At Rudloe Pre School we want staff to be protected when using any form of ICT to include the internet.

Aims:

Our aims are to act responsibly, and the following guidelines should be followed for your protection. At Rudloe Pre School we want to work with children, parents and the community to ensure the safety of children and to give them the very best start in life.

Ensure all electronic communication with children, parents, carers, staff and others is compatible with your professional role and in line with the policies of the setting.

Do not talk about your professional role in any capacity when using social media such as Facebook and YouTube.

Do not put online any text, image, sound or video that could upset or offend anyone connected to your setting, member of the community or be incompatible with your professional role.

Use your organisations or setting’s ICT systems and resources for all official business. This includes your work email address, work mobile phone or photography equipment. Rudloe pre-school uses a mobile which has access to a camera on the phone, no one is prohibited to use the camera on the phone.

Only take images of children and/or staff for professional purposes, in accordance with setting policy. Ensure that the parent/carer of any child under 18 has given written consent.

Do not browse, download, upload or distribute any material that could be considered offensive, illegal or discriminatory.

Ensure that your online activity, both in work and outside, will not bring your organisation or professional role into disrepute.

You have a duty to report any E-Safety incident which may impact on you, your professionalism or your organisation.

ANTI- BULLYING POLICY

We respond to the issue of bullying very seriously whether amongst children or adults, and have strict procedures that will be adhered to should there be any evidence within the setting.

What is bullying?
Bullying is not always easy to define, but according to Dan Olweus, an expert in the field of prevention of bullying, he says it should include:

Physical - pushing, kicking, hitting, pinching and other forms of violence or threats.
Verbal - name calling, sarcasm, spreading rumours, persistent teasing
Emotional - excluding, tormenting, ridicule or humiliation
Racist - Racial taunts, graffiti or gestures
Social - unwanted physical contact or abusive comments
Homophobic - any hostile or offensive action against le***an, trans-gender, gay males or bis*xuals or those perceived to be these above.

All of the above forms of bullying cannot be delivered on a personal, face to face basis, but also by using existing and new technology, known as cyber bullying. We can sum up bullying as actions taken by one or more people with the deliberate intention of hurting another person (in any of the above ways).

This policy is designed to support the pre-school behaviour policy and equal opportunities policies.

Bullying is about a pre-meditated act, which relies on a stage of cognitive development in order to think the process through, and occurs generally in children 5 years and over.

Aims and Objectives:
Bullying is wrong and is damaging to individual people. The pre-school proactively implements policies and procedures to prevent this, by developing a setting in which bullying is regarded as unacceptable.

We aim to deliver a safe and secure environment where all children can play and learn without fear or anxiety.

This policy aims to produce a consistent response to any bullying incidents that may occur.

We aim to make all those connected with the setting aware of our opposition to bullying and staff have a responsibility to eradicate bullying in our setting.
We do not tolerate any kind of bullying as stated above on any grounds whatsoever, and support all parties involved to gain a full understanding of our ethos.

Rough and Tumble Play:
The pre-School Learning Alliance has acknowledged and highlighted the need to recognise rough and tumble play as distinct from inappropriate or aggressive behaviour. Television or films, which include superheroes, often influence young children or weapon play and they will mimic this behaviour through their play. We endorse the following strategies to manage this kind of play:
Recognise that this is pro-social play rather than aggressive
Set boundaries for the games to be set out in
Use planning opportunities to discuss the concept of 'good' and 'bad'.
Support the play to find alternative solutions to weapon play, exploring different scenarios.
Hurtful Behaviour:
Very young children are 'egocentric' which means that they put their own feelings before others, and even the most considerate child will have the occasional outburst due to frustration, anger or over exuberance. We acknowledge that this is a developmental area that needs to be nurtured and supported and that very young children do not intentionally wish to cause hurt.

If hurtful comments are made, our strategies are:
To recognise that very young children are not always able to manage their own feelings and deliver them appropriately. We will offer support to both parties and to discuss the issues through play, story times and circle time activities.

Any incidents of bullying that do occur are taken very seriously and dealt with appropriately. The manager keeps accurate records of all incidents of bullying and reports them on request about the effectiveness of the setting and anti-bullying strategies. The records for behaviour files are to be kept in the lockable cabinet.

In most cases the manager is notified and an investigation will occur and is reported back to the chair person. The exception would be if the allegation were at the manager who would not be involved in the investigation.

Anti - Bullying Procedure

It is the responsibility of the Manager to implement the pre-schools anti-bullying strategy and to ensure that all staff (paid/unpaid) is aware of the policy and know how to deal with incidents of bullying.

The manger ensures that all children begin to learn that bullying is wrong and that it is unacceptable behaviour in the setting. The manager draws the attention of everyone to this fact through staff meetings and monitoring that this is being implemented on a regular basis.

The manager set the nursery climate of mutual support and praise for successes, so making bullying less likely. When people feel they are important and belong to a friendly and welcoming setting, bullying is far less likely to occur.

The role of staff:
Staff in the setting take all forms of bullying seriously and intervene to prevent incidents from taking place. A record is kept of all incidents of bullying that happen in the setting and these are shard with the manager.

If staff witnesses an act of bullying they do all they can to support the person or persons who are being bullied. If a child is being bullied over a period of time, then, after consultation with the manager, the key worker informs the child's parent.

If practitioners become aware of any bullying taking place between members of a group, we deal with the situation immediately. This will involve supporting all parties to understand that this is not acceptable to be bullied, to be the recipient of bullying, and that the setting will deal with the situation very seriously

The role of parents:
Parents, who are concerned that their child might be being bullied, or who suspect that their child may be the perpetrator of bullying, should contact the pre-school manager immediately.

Parents have a responsibility to support the pre-schools anti bullying policy and actively encourage their child to be a positive member of the setting.
Parents are expected to help develop their child's social skills at all times, in support of the pre-schools ethos.

FOOD AND DRINK POLICY
At Rudloe Pre-school, we regard snack and lunch times as an important part of the children’s day. Eating represents a social time for children and adults and helps children to learn about healthy eating. To help us comply with government initiatives and for the general well-being of the children, we adhere to the following guidelines:
• At snack time, we aim to provide healthy and nutritious food which meet the children’s individual dietary needs
• For the lunch club sessions, children are expected to bring a balanced packed lunch with them
Procedures: We follow the procedures below to promote healthy eating at Rudloe Pre-school
• Prior to a child attending Rudloe pre -school, we enquire about his/her medical, cultural and/or dietary needs – including any known allergies. This information is recorded on a registration form and signed by parents/carers. We ask that parents advise the pre-school of any changes to their children’s dietary needs – including allergies.
• To ensure continuity of care, we display current information about individual children’s dietary needs so that all staff and volunteers are fully informed about them.
• We aim to ensure that children receive only food and drink that is consistent with their dietary needs and preferences as well as their parent’s wishes.
• We take care not to provide foods containing nuts or nut products and are especially vigilant where we have a child who has a known allergy to nuts. To avoid the risk of a child with a known nut allergy being exposed to nuts during a lunch club session, we ask parents not to provide packed lunches that include nuts or nut products (e.g. snack bars, peanut butter, pesto).
• In order to protect children with food allergies, we discourage children from sharing and swapping their food with one another. Through discussion with parents and research reading by staff, we obtain information about the dietary rules of the religious groups to which children and their parents belong, of vegetarians, vegans and about food allergies and intolerances. We take account of this information in the provision of food and drinks.
• We organise snack and lunch times so that they are social occasions in which children and staff participate.
• We have fresh drinking water available for the children throughout each session. We inform the children about how to obtain the water and help them if necessary.
• We inform parents of our policy on healthy eating.
Snack time: Drinks and snacks provided by Rudloe Pre-school are of low salt, sugar and fat content where possible.
Mid morning snacks include fresh fruit and/or vegetables with a carbohydrate accompaniment such as wholemeal bread, crackers or bread sticks.
A choice of fresh milk or water is supplied to drink.
Lunch time: We ask parents to provide a healthy balanced lunch for their children. Avoid including any kind of sweets and chocolate bars.
We suggest:
• Sandwiches – small with children’s favourite fillings (excluding peanut based fillings)
• Yoghurts
• Small portion of crisps or savoury snacks
• Fresh fruit/vegetables – we can chop or peel if necessary
• Other suggestions: dried fruit, cold meats, pasta or rice salads, raw vegetables with dips, jellies, homemade cakes, jam tarts, tinned fruit
Please, NO NUTS of any kind!
Cooking and special occasions:
Special celebrations such as Pancake Day, multi-cultural festivals or sensory tasting activities in line with current themes may allow for small amounts of food to be tasted. Cooking activities will be a mixture of healthy foods or treats which we will use to discuss and then send home for parents to decide if their children are able to eat them.
This policy was reviewed by the committee on the 24th September 2020

SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (SEN) POLICY

Policy Statement
We provide an environment in which all children including those with special educational needs (SEN) are supported to reach their full potential.
• We have regard for the Special Educational Needs Codes of Practice 0 to 25, working alongside the Equality Act 2010.
• We ensure our provision is inclusive to all children with special educational needs
• We support parents and children with special educational needs.
• We identify the specific needs of children with special educational needs and meet those needs through a range of (SEN) strategies.
• We work in partnership with parents and other agencies in meeting individual children's needs.
• We monitor and review our policy, practice and provision and if necessary make adjustments.

Procedures
• We designate a member of staff to be the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) and give her/his name to parents. Our SENCO is Ally Selby.
• We ensure that the provision for children with SEN is the responsibility of all members of the setting.
• We ensure that our inclusive admissions practice ensures equality of access and opportunity.
• We use the graduated response system for identifying, assessing and responding to children's special educational needs.
• We work closely with parents of children with SEN to create and maintain a positive relationship.
• We ensure that parents are informed at all stages of the assessment, planning, provision and review of their children's education.
• We provide parents with information on sources of independent advice and support.
• We liaise with other professionals involved with children with SEN and their families including in connection with transfer arrangements to other settings and schools.
• We provide a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum for all children with SEN.
• We use a system of planning, implements, monitoring, evaluating and reviewing of SEN support plan for children with special educational needs.
• We ensure that all children with special educational needs are appropriately involved at all stages of the graduated response, taking into account their level of ability.
• We use My Plans and My Support Plans which are completed by the SENCO and parents/career of the child who has special educational needs.
• We have a system in place for working with other agencies through each stage of the Common Assessment Framework (CAF), Statutory Assessment and the Statement process.
• We use a system for keeping records of assessments, planning, provision and review for children with special educational needs.
• We provide resources (human and financial) to implement our supporting with children with special educational needs.
• We ensure the effectiveness of our special educational needs provision by collecting information from a range of sources e.g. Individual Educational plans review, staff meetings, management meetings, meetings with parents/careers and external agencies.
• We provide a complaints procedure and review our policy annually.

Student placement Policy

Policy statement
Rudloe pre-school recognises that qualifications and training make an important contribution to quality of the care and education provided by early year’s settings. As part of our commitment to quality, we offer placements to students undertaking early year’s qualifications and training or for school pupils on work experience.
We aim to provide for students on placement with us, experiences that contribute to the successful completion of their studies and that provide examples of quality practice in early years care and education.
PROCEDURES
1. We require students on qualification courses to meet the ‘suitable people’ requirements of Ofsted and have DBS checks carried out.
2. We require students in our setting to have a sufficient understanding and use of English to contribute to the well-being of children in our care.
3. We require schools placing students under the age of 17 years with the setting to vouch for their good character.
4. We supervise students under the age of 17 years at all times and do not allow them to have unsupervised access to children.
5. Students undertaking qualification courses who are placed in our setting on short term basis are not counted in our staffing ratios.
6. Trainee staff employed by the setting and students over the age of 17 may be included in the ratios if they are deemed competent and responsible.
7. We take out employers’ liability insurance and public liability insurance, which covers both trainees and voluntary helpers.
8. We require students to keep to our ‘confidentiality and client access to records policy’.
9. We require all students over the age of 16 years to sign the ’Declaration of Disqualification including ‘by association’ disclaimer.
10. We cooperate with students ‘tutors in order to help students fulfil the requirements of their course of study.
11. We provide students, at the first session of placement, with a short induction on how our setting is managed, how our sessions are organised and our policies and procedures.
12. We communicate a positive message to students about the value of qualifications and training.
13. We make the needs of the children paramount by not admitting students in numbers that hinder the essential work of setting.
14. We ensure that trainees and students placed with us are engaged in bona fide early years training which provides the necessary background understanding of children’s development and activities.

VISITORS POLICY
Statement
Rudloe Pre-School welcomes visitors and operates and open-door policy. Limitations may be placed on visitors to protect the safety of children and staff and to avoid unnecessary disruption. The pre-school Manager, Ally Selby, (or the Deputy Manager Vicky Mundy) has the authority to determine which visits are to be permitted as well as the discretion to set any appropriate conditions on the nature of and extent of such visits. In exercising their discretion, the pre-school Manager will consider the purpose of the visit, the impact of the visitors’ presence and the relationship of any visitor to the children.
Rudloe Pre-School reserves the right to refuse entry to any person, which we may have reasonable doubt of their identity or visiting capacity, until that person’s identity can be confirmed, for example by means of a phone call to a professional body or company.
In instances where parents are separated both custodial and non-custodial parents have rights to visit the pre-school unless a court order exists restricting such contact. All visitors must sign the sign in sheet on arrival and departure. If a visitor is in the pre-school for more than an hour, the pre-school manager must point out fire procedures.
A member of staff must accompany visitors in the pre-school at all times while in the building;
at no time should a visitor be left alone with a child unless under specific circumstances arranged previously with the manager.
Security
· Staff must check the identity of any visitors they do not recognise before allowing them into the main pre-school.
Visitors to the pre-school must be recorded on the sign in sheet and
accompanied by a member of staff at all times while in the building.
· No visitor will be allowed to move freely around the setting unaccompanied unless that
person is on the premises in a direct professional matter i.e. Care Inspectorate
Inspector.

· All external doors must be kept locked at all times and external gates closed. All internal
Doors and gates must be kept closed to ensure children are not able to wander.
· Parents, visitors and students are reminded not to allow entry to any person, whether
They know this person or not. Staff within the pre-school should be the only people allowing External visitors and parents entry to the pre-school
· The pre-school will under no circumstances tolerate any form of harassment from third parties, including visitors, towards others, including children, staff members and parents.
2. PROCEDURE FOR WELCOMING VISITORS
All staff, parents/carers, children and visitors must only enter the pre-school by way of the main entrance. The entrance door must never be opened by another Parent/Carer or Visitor. On answering the door staff must:-
1. Open the door and greet the visitor – ask the visitor to supply their name/and
business and the reason for the visit/who they wish to see. Unless it is a parent enquiring about the pre-school, all other visitors should be asked for proof of identity.
2. Unless the person is known to the pre-school (i.e. usual contractors) or has a
confirmed appointment, the visitor should be asked to wait at the door until the
staff member has confirmed with the Management Team that the visitor can be
allowed to enter the pre-school.
3. Inform the visitor of our mobile phone policy – if they have a mobile phone with
them they cannot bring it into the pre-school and must therefore leave it in their car.
4. Visitors must then sign in at the hall area documenting their time of arrival.
5. Ask the visitor to wait in the hall area – do not allow the visitor into the
Pre-school area.
6. Inform the setting Manager/supervisor if not already done so and they will
then deal with the visit.
7. The visitor must sign out at the end of the visit recording their time of departure.

Rudloe pre-school Data protection

DATA PROTECTION/GDPR
The parties acknowledge that for the purposes of the Data Protection Legislation, the Customer is the data controller and the Provider is the data processor (where Data Controller and Data Processor have the meanings as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998 (the DPA), the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC), the Electronic Communications Data Protection Directive (2002/58/EC), the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (SI 2426/2003) (as amended) General Data Protection Regulation (679/2016/EU) (GDPR) and all applicable laws and regulations relating to the processing of the personal data and privacy, including where applicable the guidance and codes of practice issued by the Information Commissioner or any other national data protection authority, and the equivalent of any of the foregoing in any relevant jurisdiction.)
a. The Customer will also ensure that it has all necessary appropriate consents and notices in place to enable lawful transfer of the Personal Data to the Provider for the duration and purposes of this agreement.
b. The Provider shall, in relation to any Personal Data processed in connection with the performance by the Provider of its obligations under this agreement:
i. Process that Personal Data only on the written instructions of the Customer unless the Provider is required by the laws of any member of the European Union or by the laws of the European Union applicable to the Provider to process Personal Data (Applicable Laws). Where the Provider is relying on laws of a member of the European Union or European Union law as the basis for processing Personal Data, the Provider shall promptly notify the Customer of this before performing the processing required by the Applicable Laws unless those Applicable Laws prohibit the Provider from so notifying the Customer;
ii. ensure that it has in place appropriate technical and organisational measures, reviewed and approved by the Customer, to protect against unauthorised or unlawful processing of Personal Data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, Personal Data, appropriate to the harm that might result from the unauthorised or unlawful processing or accidental loss, destruction or damage and the nature of the data to be protected, having regard to the state of technological development and the cost of implementing any measures (those measures may include, where appropriate, using a fictitious name and encrypting Personal Data, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of its systems and services, ensuring that availability of and access to Personal Data can be restored in a timely manner after an incident, and regularly assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of the technical and organisational measures adopted by it);
iii. ensure that all personnel who have access to and/or process Personal Data are obliged to keep the Personal Data confidential; and
iv. not transfer any Personal Data outside of the European Economic Area unless the prior written consent of the Customer has been obtained and the following conditions are fulfilled:
1. the Customer or the Provider has provided appropriate safeguards in relation to the transfer;
2. the data subject has enforceable rights and effective legal remedies;
3. the Provider complies with its obligations under the Data Protection Legislation by providing an adequate level of protection to any Personal Data that is transferred; and
4. the Provider complies with reasonable instructions notified to it in advance by the Customer with respect to the processing of the Personal Data;
v. assist the Customer, at the Customer's cost, in responding to any request from a Data Subject and in ensuring compliance with its obligations under the Data Protection Legislation with respect to security, breach notifications, impact assessments and consultations with supervisory authorities or regulators;
vi. notify the Customer without undue delay on becoming aware of a Personal Data breach;
vii. at the written direction of the Customer, delete or return Personal Data and copies thereof to the Customer on termination of the agreement unless required by Applicable Law to store the Personal Data
2. The Customer accepts that where the PSLA use third party systems and software to process salary, then these companies may be given temporary access to our data to support software updates or trouble shooting.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Rudloe pre-school expressly excludes liability for any loss of Data caused other than as a direct result of Rudloe pre-school own gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
Neither Party shall be responsible for any loss, destruction, alteration or disclosure of Confidential Information caused by a third party.