Policies and Procedures
We are committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for all children our care. Our policies and procedures are regularly updated to align with the latest frameworks, ensuring the standards of safety and quality. For your convenience, you find essential emergency contact numbers, website links, and email addresses in our guidelines. Each link will open a document in a new window. Thank you for being a part of our community!
Introduction:
1. Introduction - updated April 2026
Ethos, Values and Inclusion:
2. Children's Rights and Entitlements - updated April 2026
3. British Values - updated April 2026
4. Valuing Diversity and Promoting Inclusion and Equality - updated April 2026
Admissions, Families and Partnerships:
5. Admissions - updated April 2026
6. Settling In and Key Person Role - updated April 2026
7. Transitions within and when leaving the setting - updated April 2026
8. Attendance, Punctuality and Absences - updated April 2026
9. Working in Partnership with Parents and or Carers - updated April 2026
10. Working in Partnership with other Agencies - updated April 2026
11. Separated Families - updated April 2026
12. Baby Sitting - updated April 2026
Child Development, Behaviour and Inclusion:
13. Behaviour Management - updated April 2026
14. Promoting Positive Behaviour - updated April 2026
16. Looked After Children - updated April 2026
Safeguarding and Protection:
17. Child Protection and Safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults - updated April 2026
18. Uncollected Child including incapacitated parent or carer - updated April 2026
19. Missing Child - updated April 2026
20. Information Sharing - Safeguarding Children - updated April 2026
21. Notification to Ofsted by Providers - updated April 2026
22. Safe Sleep and Rest - updated April 2026
Staff and Employment:
23. Staffing and Employment - updated April 2026
24. Safer Recruitment - updated April 2026
25. Staff working from home- updated April 2026
26. Student Placement and Volunteers - updated April 2026
27. Supervisions for those employed by Harvard Park - updated April 2026
28. Grievance procedure for Staff employed by Harvard Park - updated April 2026
29. Lone Working - updated April 2026
30. Whistleblowing - updated April 2026
31. Menopause Support - updated April 2026
32. Mental Health and Well-being including work related stress - updated April 2026
Confidentiality, Data Protection and Records:
33. Confidentiality and Client acess to records - updated April 2026
34. Record Keeping - Provider records for adults and children - updated April 2026
35. Harvard Park's Privacy Notice and Statement - updated April 2026
Health and Safety:
36. Health and Safety General Standards - updated April 2026
38. Risk Assessments - updated April 2026
39. Manual handling for those employed by Harvard Park - updated April 2026
40. Staff Personal Safety including home visits - updated April 2026
41. Supervision of children on outings and visits - updated April 2026
42. Animals in the setting - updated April 2026
Emergency and Incident Procedures:
43. Emergency Evacuations (other than a fire) and unforeseen closure- updated April 2026
44. Fire Safety and Evacuation - updated April 2026
45. Critical Incidences (also known as a Lockdown) - updated April 2026
Health, First aid and Illness:
46. Medication Administration and First Aid - updated April 2026
47. Accidents and Emergency Treatment - updated April 2026
48. Death of a child on site - updated April 2026
49. Recording and Reporting of accidents and incidents - updated April 2026
51. Promoting health and hygiene - updated April 2026
Food, Nutrition and Consumables:
52. Food Safety and Nutrition - updated April 2026
53. Food hygiene, preparation, storage and purchase - updated April 2026
54. Food for play and cooking activities - updated April 2026
55. Home Packed Meals - updated April 2026
56. Consumables - updated April 2026
Environment, Premises and Digital Safety:
57. Cleaning - updated April 2026
58. Drugs, alcohol and the use of cigarettes or vaping devices - updated April 2026
Specialist Provisions:
60. Harvard Park's Forest School Policies and Procedures - updated April 2026
61. Harvard Park's Generation Football Policies and Procedures - updated April 2026
Complaints and Accountability: