Staff, assistants, volunteers and students' policy

Staff, volunteers and students, this policy was adopted by Ford Pre School and Ford Toddlers on 1/6/25

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Aim

Staff are deployed to meet the care and learning needs of children and ensure their safety and well-being. There are effective systems in place to ensure that adults looking after children are suitable to do so.

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Objectives

• All staff and volunteers who work more than occasionally with the children have enhanced DBS disclosure checks.

• All staff and volunteers working with children have appropriate training, skills, and knowledge.

• All staff, students and volunteers are deployed in accordance with the procedures.

• There is a complaints procedure and staff, and volunteers know how to complain and who they complain to.

• There is a whistleblowing procedure for all staff, students and volunteers to raise any concerns they may have.

• Ofsted are notified of staff changes or changes to the setting’s name or address.

• Parents/carers are involved with their children’s learning and their views are considered.