LAUREL FARM KINDERGARTEN
PARENT HANDBOOK
Laurel Farm Kindergarten, 17 Carlingcott, Peasedown St John, Bath, BA2 8AN
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CONTENTS
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Staff & Board of Directors……………………………………………..3
Laurel Farm Kindergarten Introduction………………………………4
Educational Framework………………………………………………..4
Outdoor Play…………………………………………………………….6
Admissions………………………………………………………………8
Term Dates……………………………………………………………...8
Opening & Closing Times……………………………………………..8
Settling In………………………………………………………………..9
Clothing…………………………………………………………………..9
Snacks & Lunches……………………………………………………...9
Travel……………………………………………………………………10
Laurel Farm Kindergarten – A Community………………………….10
Policy summaries
-Confidentiality…………………………………………………….11
-Health & Safety…………………………………………………..11
-Behaviour…………………………………………………………12
-Special Educational Needs……………………………………..13
-Grievance Procedure……………………………………………14
Fees……………………………………………………………………...15
List of Policies / Forms / Documents………………………………….17
List of Parent Pack Forms
To be given to parents with this booklet
Home / Kindergarten agreement
Child medical details form
Child medical consent form
Photo consent form
Permission for emergency medical treatment
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LAUREL FARM KINDERGAREN STAFF
Teacher (in training)– Nereida Olives Mercadal
Assistant – Imogen Guerrini
Afternoon assistant: TBC (Nereida filling in temporaily)
Administration: Melanie Shearer (Priya)
Health & Safety Officer – Nereida Olives
First Aid Officer – Nereida Olives
SENCO Officer: Imogen Guerrini
Child Protection Officer: Imogen Guerrini
All staff are qualified to the appropriate levels in early years qualifications as
required by Ofsted.
Any supply staff used have all undergone rigorous interview and selection
procedures. They may be called in from time to time due to staff sickness or
training.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS
Jo Byron: fundraising
Terry McDermott: legal, business & charity advice
Jenny Powell: treasurer, events, policies
Ross Thompson: Chair, staffing and supervision, site preparation, Free
School
Kat Knecht: Resources
Sam Lewis: Publicity
Tony Williams: Recruitment
All trustees/directors are voluntary.
KINDERGARTEN CONTACT NUMBER
07582094527.
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LAUREL FARM KINDERGARTEN
Steiner education is about engaging the child’s ‘head, heart and hand’
All children learn at their own pace, develop a love of learning and develop
as a community of ‘do-ers’. We seek to encourage this unhurried approach.
Creative work is the work of the small child as they observe the world around
them. Their world in the Kindergarten is based on natural play, using natural
materials.
We seek to take the whole needs of the child into account: physical, social,
academic, emotional and spiritual. The day and week has a natural rhythm
and use repetition to deepen a feeling of security. Activities include puppet
plays and story telling, creative craft, cooking, baking, sewing, building and
making. Many craft materials are found on the farm and local area. Children
are not introduced to formal reading, writing and numbers until they are ready,
typically when they are 6-7 years old. The foundations are laid in
kindergarten so children are ripe and keen to learn this in Class 1.
Laurel Farm provides a unique environment for children to explore outside
with its own secure garden designed for the children. We are based on a 7
acre smallholding with animals to feed and ponds, fields and a growing
woodland to explore. This gives the children an exciting playground to
observe the seasons and be aware we are all part of nature.
EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK
In the Steiner Early Years approach, we provide time and space for the
natural, unforced development of key skills as a basis for literacy, numeracy,
and social and emotional competence; and a warm and secure learning
environment is created where the qualities of childhood are nurtured.
Play & Imitation
Free creative play strengthens the imagination, and repeated research studies
have shown that children who are encouraged to enjoy creative play tend to
show more empathy towards others and to display less aggression. They are
more likely to have the capacity to see things from the perspective of the
other, and demonstrate fewer signs of anxiety, distress or fatigue. In Steiner
early childhood education, children are allowed to learn through investigation,
exploration and discovery, encouraging them to become inventive and
adaptable.
Another duty of the early childhood hood teacher is to provide the presence of
a “working adult” – someone whom the children can freely imitate. A
combination of practical and artistic activities is undertaken in the company of
the children, designed to encourage skills such as concentration,
perseverance and independent activity. Children are fascinated by adult
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activity, and it is certainly a great responsibility to be worthy of a young child’s
imitation.
Story-telling
The environment created in Steiner early childhood education promotes the
development of competent talking and listening, enhancing the child’s ability
to use words with confidence. Children are encouraged to speak freely, and
learn to listen to others. There is an overriding concentration on the oral
tradition, and many wonderful stories are related. A well-told story creates an
appreciation for the human voice and the beauty and rhythms of language.
This assists in the development of a strong and rich imagination, and helps to
extend the vocabulary and develop a good memory
Festivals and Celebration
Festivals are celebrated with the children so as to nourish body, soul and
spirit. Although the Steiner curriculum is non-denominational, many Christian
festivals are observed, and the children love the activities and preparations
involved, such as finding seasonal materials, baking, making lanterns or other
simple craftwork activities. Festivals from other cultures are also marked and
celebrated in many Steiner schools. Certain festivals will be celebrated after
the kindergarten hours( and through out the session) to which parent will be
invited too in order to create a sense of community for the children.
Rhythm and Repetition
Steiner education recognises rhythm as an educational principle of key
importance, and a strong framework of rhythm, routine and repetition is
employed, particularly in the early years. Rhythms provide reassurance and
security for children and helps them to understand the past, present and
future: it is a healthy way to start to find their place in the world. Repetition
plays a key role in establishing continuity, and it assists in the development of
memory.
THE DAILY RHYTHM
Outdoor play
Outdoor play follows snack time, the children will either play in the
kindergarten garden or go out to explore Laurel Farm, its animals and nature.
The children may use the fenced in garden where the children are free,
conditions permitting, to run, jump, climb, dig, play ball, skip rope, play games
or work in the vegetable/flower garden. The outdoor activities are varied and
are left up to the child’s own initiative. Often the children will go out onto the
small holding for a walk with the teacher and assistant where they will take
part in outdoor play and activities appropriate to the season. When we are out
and about on the farm, we may feed the animals, watch sheep shearing, help
harvest the apples, do woodwork projects, gardening, fire making etc.
Ring time
After outdoor time we gather in a circle for ring time. Now the emphasis is on
teacher-led activities such as singing seasonal songs and saying verses
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together with appropriate gestures.
Snack time
After ring time and the children have washed their hands, we gather at the
table for our shared snack. The older children have the task of setting and
clearing the table, and they take turns with the washing up.
Free play
The free play time is very much child initiated, with minimal adult involvement.
It is during this time that the child uses his/her own creative imagination to –
for example - make a building site out of wooden planks, a shop, a train, a
spaceship or a den with wooden clothes racks and pieces of muslin.
The older children have ongoing projects, such as weaving and sewing, which
they will continue throughout the week or for however long is necessary to
complete them. During festival times a particular craft or baking activity may
be pursued on different days. Activities during free play are: Monday (sewing),
Tuesday (bread making), Wednesday (soup making), and Thursday
(painting). Other purposeful activities carried out may include: gardening,
cleaning, polishing, carding, or weaving etc.
Tidy time
After free play the teacher sings the Tidy Song and everyone is expected to
help put everything back in its proper place. It is important for children to
have order around themselves, not least so that they can find what they want
to play with the next day. This is a time of co-operation as we sort, fold, put
away toys and move tables to get ready for snack time.
Story time
Story time begins with a song. The teacher tells a traditional fairy tale or
nature story by heart, thus enabling the children to create their own pictures
out of their imaginations. The stories are repeated over a number of days,
which assists in the development of a strong and rich imagination, and helps
to increase the vocabulary and develop a good memory. Sometimes there is a
puppet story, especially when it's a festival or a birthday, or on special
occasions. The day ends with a good-bye song.
OUTDOOR PLAY
At Laurel Farm Kindergarten we are lucky to have access to the 7 acre
smallholding as well as our own secure garden. The smallholding offers
animals to feed, ponds, fields and a growing woodland to explore. This gives
the children an exciting playground to observe the seasons and be aware that
we are all part of nature. Nature is a source of thrill, comfort, enjoyment,
inspiration and fascination to young children. Outdoor play is every young
child’s right. Experiencing Nature offers impetus for children’s present and
future creativity, it gives children a vital sense of space and time. This is
proven to develop their imagination and help them express themselves. Such
experiences may include rolling in the autumn leaves, watching for signs of
spring, feeding the animals, running through the woods, hearing birdsong and
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seeing every colour of sky, feeling of warm rain or ice cold snow on their
faces, learning about plants, insects and trees experientially.
Outdoor play also offers rich opportunities for children to learn through the
following areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage:
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Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy
Personal, emotional and social development.
Communication, language and literacy.
Knowledge and understanding of the world
Physical development
Creative development
Children can play freely and take full advantage of the outside space at Laurel
Farm Kindergarten in all weathers. We ask that parents ensure their children
have clothing appropriate to the season and weather.
EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE
To meet Ofsted requirements observations of children from the age of 3 to 5
(until the following august after their 5th birthday) will be made. Parents are
welcome to access these upon request. They will also be discussed during
Parent Evenings and will be kept confidential.
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ADMISSIONS
Laurel Farm Kindergarten is able to take up to 16 children daily, aged 37years old.
Admissions will operate under anti-discriminatory and inclusion policies.
In the event of over-subscription to the kindergarten priority will be given to (in
no particular order):
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Ability and willingness to contribute to the running of the kindergarten
A previous involvement and interest in Steiner education or nursery
groups
Whether there is a sibling already at the school
Commitment to staying in the kindergarten till age seven
Proximity of home to school
HOME VISITS
Just before a child is due to start at the kindergarten the teacher will visit the
child and parents at home in order to begin to get to know the child and to find
out about their life rhythm in the home.
TERM DATES
Laurel farm Kindergarten closely follows B&NES term dates. The
Kindergarten is closed on usual public bank holidays. Dates for 2011-2012
are:
Autumn Term: 5th September – 16th December Half Term 24th- 28th October
Spring Term: 3rd January – 29th March Half Term 13th -17th February
Summer Term: 16th April -19th July Half Term 4th -8th June
OPENING & CLOSING TIMES
Laurel Farm Kindergarten will be open Monday to Thursday mornings, from
9.30 – 1.15pm. Afternoon care is offered on a Tuesday and Wednesday from
1.15 – 4.30pm.
Parents are expected to bring their children on time, with the Kindergarten
starting at 09.30am, as responsible punctuality is very important to the smooth
running of the Kindergarten and settling the children. Parents are to deliver
and collect their children from the front gate to the garden.
When the collecting their children parents are expected to arrive at 1.15pm, or
by 4.30pm if the child is in Afternoon Care.
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If another adult is to pick up the child, the parent must inform the Teacher or
Supervisor beforehand. If the adult is not known to the staff either the person
must bring identification, or use an agreed password.
SETTLING IN
We are keen that children and parents feel comfortable bringing and leaving
their children at Laurel Farm Kindergarten and do all we can to ensure this
works well. Our teacher’s experience shows that children settle in best when
the parent or carer dropping the child off can calmly and confidently take the
child to the setting and leave. Children pick up on any lack of confidence or
nerves on the part of the parent and this can impede the settling in process.
Timely and unrushed drop offs and pick-ups further facilitate this.
If a parent really wants or needs to wait in an adjoining room or close by this
will be possible. We envisage it will be a smoother transition if the parent is
able to leave. However, if this is not initially possible, and you or your child
wish to be in the room, we ask you to bring some handwork e.g. cutting,
sewing, knitting, etc. you can be engaged in so the child doesn’t feel overly
observed and you are able to be distinct in your position and occupation. The
process will be discussed and agreed at the interview before the child joins
and further as and when necessary until parent, child and staff are happy that
the child is happily settled.
CLOTHING
Please ensure your child has the following items of clothing available at the
kindergarten:
 Wellie boots, waterproofs,
 warm clothes during colder weather, light clothing including sunhats
during warmer weather.
 A spare change of clothes.
 Slippers to change into when coming to play inside.
SNACKS & LUNCHES
Snacks
Monday: Brown Rice and Seasonal Vegetables, with Tamarind (optional)
Tuesday: Home made Rye Bread and Honey, Hand made jam and cheese
option. Afternoon: fruit
Wednesday: Home made Bread and Soup (with seasonal vegetables and
Barley or other grains). Afternoon: fruit
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Thursday: Summer: muesli, Autumn: apple crumble, Winter: Hot porridge,
with nuts and dried fruit
Drink: Warm Fruit of the Forrest tea with apple concentrate
Rose hips, peppermint, elderflower tea... depending on the season.
Water is available throughout the session.
TRAVEL
We would like to strongly encourage parents to support our green travel plan
and lift share where possible. However it is the responsibility of the parents
and not the school to organise their own transport.
LAUREL FARM KINDERGARTEN – A COMMUNITY
Laurel Farm Kindergarten could not exist without the passion and dedication
of the parents. It has been & continues to be a huge group effort so we are
asking where you might be able to help in this. We know as a group of
parents we have an impressive range of skills so want to make sure they're
put to best use! We also appreciate everyone's time is limited so are grateful
for what you can offer. We would like to encourage all parents to become
actively involved in the school, whether this be by joining as trustee,
supporting our festivals or becoming part of the cleaning rota. Becoming part
of the community at Laurel Farm Kindergarten can be an enriching experience
for both parents and children.
We currently need help with:
Organising events: (needs a small team, can change for each one)
Fundraisng concerts, Whitsun Fair (spring), Michalemas Fair (Autumn),
festivals throughout the year for in-house events e.g Easter, Advent etc.
Publicity: press releases around events, distribution of posters/ flyers locally,
listings etc.
Volunteer days: to dye & make curtains, toys etc. to sell for fairs, garden:
planting, moving gravel & woodchip, …
Thank you for what you have already contributed
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POLICY SUMMARIES
Full policy documents are available on the request. For full list of all policies
go to on page 18 of this booklet
CONFIDENTIAILITY
Laurel Farm Kindergarten is committed to developing creative and positive
ways for the child’s voice to be heard whilst recognising the responsibility to
use, hold and safeguard information received. Sharing information
unnecessarily is an erosion of trust.
The school is mindful that it is placed in a position of trust and there is a
general expectation that a professional approach will be used in all matters of
confidentiality.
All information about individual children is private and should only be shared
with those staff who have a need to know. Information about children will be
shared with parents but only about their child. Parents should not have
access to any other child’s work at any time especially at parents’ evening.
However parents should be aware that information about their child will be
shared with the receiving school when they change school. All personal
information about children including social services records should be
regarded as confidential. It should be clearly understood by those who have
access to it, and whether those concerned have access to all, or only some of
the information.
All social services, medical and personal information about a child should be
held in a safe and secure place which cannot be accessed by individuals
other than school staff.
Parents/carers and children need to be aware that the kindergarten cannot
guarantee total confidentiality and the kindergarten has a duty to report child
protection issues.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Laurel Farm Kindergarten will ensure that all areas of its undertaking are
subjected to a suitable risk assessment to identify potential hazards and to
introduce control measures to eliminate or reduce harm.
It is Laurel Farm Kindergarten’s policy to make provisions for first aid in
accordance with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. All
accidents and incidents or ‘near misses’ with the potential for injury (whether
that injury actually occurred or not) are reported and recorded in the incident/
accident book and parents informed.
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Laurel farm Kindergarten has established a fire safety programme with the
objective of guarding against the outbreak of fire and to ensure, in so far as is
reasonably practicable, the safety of persons on the premises in the event of
the outbreak of fire or other emergencies.
BEHAVIOUR
Our Setting recognises the importance of positive and effective behaviour
management strategies in promoting children’s welfare, learning and
enjoyment.
The aims of our behaviour policy are to help children to
 Develop a sense of caring and respect for one another.
 Build caring and co-operative relationships with other children and
adults.
 Develop a range of social skills and help them learn what constitutes
acceptable behaviour.
 Develop confidence, self discipline and self esteem in an atmosphere
of mutual respect and encouragement.
Staff use positive methods of guidance, with anticipation and pre-emption of
potential problems, and/or avoidance of difficulties through early intervention,
redirecting the children in a non-confrontational way as considered
appropriate. The aim of the Kindergarten staff is have a close knowledge of
each child.
All children learn and grow in their understanding of socially appropriate and
desirable behaviour. In the Kindergarten the teachers work with social
behaviour by endeavouring to be role models worthy of imitation. The variety
and sequencing of the daily activities build a firm rhythm that provides a
comfortable knowing of what to expect by the child, which further contributes
to the intention to support positive behaviour.
Parents are encouraged to discuss and inform any difficulties a child may be
facing at home, or any factors, which may affect that child’s normal behaviour.
Allowance will be made for such things as children’s ages & stages
of development, family circumstances etc.
Where problems arise that do not respond to our approaches, the
Kindergarten teacher will arrange to discuss these discreetly with the parents,
so that they can work together in deciding upon and reinforcing, the most
appropriate direction for the child.
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SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
In keeping with the principles of Steiner-Waldorf education Laurel Farm
Steiner School considers all children as having individual needs and aims to
meet those needs as best as possible.
The kindergarten operates under inclusion policies where every child is
enabled to be part of the setting and has equal rights. There will not be
discrimination when considering an admission request for a child with special
needs.
Assessment of the ability to meet the needs of children with special needs will
include liaising with parents and other professionals. This will enable us to
help the child access and participate as fully as possible in all activities.
Planning will include giving consideration of how new and existing facilities
can be improved to include all children, regardless of physical needs.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN
Everyone employed or volunteering at Laurel Farm Kindergarten has a responsibility
in relation to child protection (CP). In most cases this will be the referral of concerns
to the school’s Designated Person for Child Protection. In day-to-day contact with
children at risk, staff have an opportunity to note concerns and to meet with
parents/carers. Child abuse is a term used to describe ways in which children are
harmed by someone often in a position of power. It is not the responsibility of School
staff to decide whether child abuse is occurring but we are required to act on any
concerns and report it to the appropriate party. The health, safety and protection of a
child are paramount.
ANTI-BULLYING
We aim to create an ethos where bullying behaviour is simply not an aspect of our
school culture, and in which our children freely and unselfconsciously choose not to
engage in bullying behaviour, not because they have internalised didactic instructions
that it is ‘wrong’, but because that sort of behaviour simply does not exist and is
unthinkable in our school’s culture. It is everyone’s responsibility to bring such
behaviour to the attention of a trusted member of staff, who will always listen
carefully, and take the matter further, while being sensitive to any confidentiality
aspects that are deemed appropriate in each case. Any difficulties, which do arise,
which fall into the sphere of bullying or abusive behaviour will be responded to
immediately, with firmness, and with the utmost care and sensitivity appropriate to
each circumstance.
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GRIEVANCE PROCEEDURE
1. The complainant should first approach their child’s teacher, or
Assistant, if the issue is pedagogical, or Trustee, if the matter is
organisational, in order to draw attention to the nature of the
complaint. The kindergarten must ensure that there is effective
communication of the procedure through Parent Handbooks, or
other means as appropriate. It is essential that anyone approached
with a complaint about any aspect of the kindergarten knows what
the procedure is and can react appropriately. It is recommended
that any procedure has an informal stage aimed at resolving such
matters without recourse to a detailed procedure. The speedy reply
to any letters or other communication to the kindergarten, whether
in the form of a complaint or not is, of course essential.
2. If the situation cannot be resolved informally, the complainant
should notify the kindergarten and the formal procedure should
begin. This is statutory for independent kindergartens and should
follow the path set out below. However, either prior to the final stage
of the procedure as follows, or subsequent to embarking upon it,
the Steiner Waldorf Kindergartens Fellowship (SWSF) procedure
may be invoked. Although the SWSF procedure is envisaged for
complaints that have run their full course, there may, in certain
circumstances, be advantages in directing a complainant to this
before the statutory procedure enter its last phase. This should be
carefully considered by Colleges of Teachers and Trustees (who
are ultimately responsible in all such situations)
As a last resort, you have the right to make a complaint about the setting to
Ofsted:
Address:
Early Years Ofsted
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
Phone no:
0300 123 3153
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FEES
As a childcare setting registered with OFSTED, we are entitled to receive the
Early Years Entitlement (EYE) for 3-4 year old children. EYE covers delivery
of the Early Years Foundation Stage for up to 15 hours per week, 38 weeks of
the year.
In addition to this, we ask parents to contribute to the unique setting as set out
below. The charge enables Laurel Farm Kindergarten to provide a teacher
currently receiving Steiner Kindergarten Teacher training. The benefits of this
are a warm, loving and nurturing environment for your child. Laurel Farm
Kindergarten also offers a large outdoor space in farmland surroundings
unique to local nursery provision as well as specialist activities and toys made
solely from natural materials. We can provide these additional Steiner based
activities if sufficient parents pay the charge.
Early Years Entitlement- For more information, please see:
http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/educationandlearning/preschools/Pages/EarlyYearsEntitlement.aspx
This is applied for by Laurel Farm Kindergarten.
Mornings: 9.30-1.15pm
Parent Contribution for Children 3-5 (and one term) Years Old – charge
for delivering Steiner based activities is £2.00 per hour
For Children 5-6 years old
The cost is £5.55 per hour.
Afternoons 1.15 – 4.30pm
For Children 3-5 (and one term) Years Old
The cost is £1.45 per hour
For children 5-6 years old
The cost is £5.00 an hour
Enrolment
In order to secure your Kindergarten place for your child we ask for a £50
non-refundable deposit and application form.
Terms and Conditions
Deposit: From January 2012 all new parents will be asked to pay a £450
deposit to secure their child’s place. This deposit can be paid in instalments
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over the first 3 months of the child’s attendance at the school. This deposit is
refundable if all financial obligations of the parents have been met.
Payment -Strictly using a standing order system, on the 1st of each month (in
advance). Late payments will be charged at £25.00 per month. ‘Bounced’
payments will also be charged at £25.
Holidays and Sickness- In order to keep your child’s place at Laurel Farm
Kindergarten, fees need to be paid in full throughout holidays and sickness.
Holidays -We close for all Bank Holidays and normal school holiday periods,
we make no charge for these times.
Changing sessions-Once booked your child’s sessions cannot be
occasionally swapped for other ones. However you are welcome to contact
the teacher if you require extra ad hoc sessions on an occasional basis.
Notice- A minimum of one term is required if you wish to give notice to leave
Laurel Farm Kindergarten. If less then one terms notice is given then the
parents must continue to pay fees for one full term due to their place having
been held for them.
Sessions- We advise that Laurel Farm Kindergarten requires a minimum of 2
sessions of attendance, per week.
Deferred Payments and Bursaries If you are not able to pay the above
additional charge for Steiner activities for your 3-4 year old child to attend
Laurel Farm Kindergarten, you are entitled to apply for a deferred payments
or bursary towards this. We advise these are likely to become available
towards the end of 2012 as we continue to grow and fundraise to this end.
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List of Policies / Forms / Documents
1. Abuse & Harassment policy
2. Anti bullying policy
3. Application form
4. Behaviour policy
5. Care plans for long term health conditions
6. Child medical details form
7. Child medical consent form
8. Complaints policy and procedure
9. Confidentiality policy
10. Consent for application of sun cream
11. CRB checks progress
12. Discipline & Grievance procedures
13. Equal opportunities information
14. Equal opportunities policy
15. Fees acceptance form
16. Fire safety
17. First aid, injuries, child-staff illness, reporting/recording
18. Food standards & safety statement
19. Grievance procedure
20. Guide first aid for schools
21. Health & Safety policy
22. Health & safety procedures manual
23. Home-kindergarten agreement
24. Incident report
25. Inclusion policy
26. Incontinent incident report
27. Info on disability discrimination act
28. Kindergarten Education framework
29. Kindergarten Operational plan
30. Leaving & collecting children
31. Lost children policy
32. Medication policy
33. Outdoor policy
34. Parent fee information
35. Parents handbook
36. Permission for emergency medical treatment
37. Photo consent form
38. Risk assessments
39. Safeguarding policy
40. Settling-in policy
41. Smoking policy
42. Special needs policy
43. Statement of setting
44. Volunteers / students policy – to do
45. Whistle blowing policy – to do
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Laurel Farm Kindergarten, 17 Carlingcott, Peasedown St John, Bath, BA2 8AN
Reg Charity No. 1045469
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