This Policy links to the Early Year’s Foundation Stage requirements, safeguarding and welfare requirements, keeping safe, Every Child Matters, Outcome ‘staying safe’.
As a registered Childminder I will ensure that your child is kept safe at all times.
I will provide parents with a form with all my contact details on which includes all telephone numbers for me and email address so in case of a problem collecting a child the parents can contact me.
If there is nobody available to collect your child as planned, please contact me so I can make arrangements to provide care for your child until such a time that they can be collected safely.
Under no circumstances will the child be allowed to leave my care with anybody that is not included on the registration form in the childs file.
Procedure in the event of an uncollected child
· If I have not been contacted by the parents regarding the collection of the child then after 30 minutes I will try contacting the parents with the contact information on file.
· If the parents cannot be contacted then I will contact the adults on the emergency contact forms.
· If after 1 hour of the agreed collection time the parents or emergency contacts cannot be contacted then I will contact the local Authority’s social services team Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board on 01452 426525 for advice.
· If out of hours I will contact the police on 0845 090 123 for advice.
· A full written report will be made and kept in the child’s file.
· If necessary OFSTED will be informed