Nursery World - Work Matters: Welfare requirements - Part 3

Monitoring outsiders who come to the nursery, and ensuring that children's medicines are given safely, are in the procedures outlined this month by Laura Henry and Jeanette Phillips-Green.

Premises and security and medicines are two of the ten requirements grouped under 'Safeguarding and promoting children's welfare' within the Statutory Framework for the EYFS (see box).

PREMISES AND SECURITY

Links to:

- Every Child Matters Outcome: Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

- Former National Standards: 2 - Organisation, 4 - Physical environment, 6 - Safety, 12 - Working in partnership with parents and carers, 13 - Child Protection, and 14 -Documentation

Overarching general requirement

The provider must take necessary steps to safeguard and promote the welfare of children

Specific legal requirements

Policies and procedures that need to be in place:

- Security policy

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