Write an explanation of how you will create and ensure a Healthy and Safe Home based environment that you can show to parents and as evidence for CSSIW. Take into consideration: • What steps you take to make your setting healthy and safe • The three levels of supervision and how you might supervise children in different environments. • The checks you can do to ensure equipment is suitable and safe. • Where you can access up to date guidance on risk assessment and health and safety and what might this include. Dear parents Here at First Steps I take the care and safety of your child as paramount. I would like to assure that I do everything in my power to make sure your child has a safe as possible time whislt staying with me, without stopping them from enjoying as many activities as possible to help promote good developmental growth. To make my home healthy and safe for the provision of childcare I have drawn on the regulations as laid down in the Child Minding and Day Care(Wales)regulations 2010 This states that in all cases, the registered person is ultimately responsible for ensuring compliance with the regulations, that person has to meet these responsibilties to maintain there suitability for there role as childminder. For more details about this act and other regulations that covers child minders please look up wales.gov.uk Below is in bullit points the things I cover off to make my house safe, I will take each one in turn to give you more information ▪ Risk Assessments ▪ Fire Escape Plan ▪ Smoke alarms ▪ Fire blanket ▪ Correct disposal of waste, nappies etc ▪ Hand washing ▪ Cupboard locks and alarms ▪ First Aid training and kits ▪ Food prep areas ▪ Child Protection Training Registers ▪ Use equipment as manufacturer’s instructions. ▪ Contacts how I carry emergency info with me when we go out ▪ Data Protection of info on Computer, Digital Photos and info carried on Phones (How would that be safe if my phone was stolen?) ▪ Suncream usage Risk Assessments I have done a visual search of the house and also the garden, I have picked up all the things that could be a potential threat to well being, Then I have completed a risk assessment on each thing to see how that threat can be eradicated or at least put in a safer position. ( IE Trampoline, what is the recommended number of people, can children enter it safely is there a safety net etc.). The results of these visual searches I have written down as risk assessments, I have then planned my policies and procedures around these written risk assessments. Also any trips out I have risk assessed (is the car safe and legal to drive,
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Although I may not be able to always shield your child from all potential hazards I can at least make sure that proper precautions are taken to prevent accidents. Below are listed the ways I keep your child as safe as humanely possible
1. Risk assessments/policies
The first step into thinking about safe supervision of children is to be aware of the risks and hazards in my own setting. By recognizing these risks and creating plans, including actions that can be taken to prevent them, I am better prepared within my provision.
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Please also refer to your home pack as that is full of useful information as is the babydays website which you can accsess using your family login details. www.csiw.wales.gov.uk . This is the over governing board which regulates my movements as a childminder http://www.monfis.org.uk/ Here you will be able to find all the local information you may need about childcare issue in the Monmouth area http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/maps/waleswest.htm , The HSE (Health and safety executive) based in Wales this website will be able to help you understand the reasons why have my policies and why I do risk assessments (there are versions of risk assessments on this website) http://www.food.gov.uk/business-industry/caterers/sfbb/sfbbchildminders/ , This website has very good information on food hygiene for a childminder working from home – It has a good food and hygiene pack which you can download and use for pointers in your own kitchen at home (There is a copy of this in your home
Although I may not be able to always shield your child from all potential hazards I can at least make sure that proper precautions are taken to prevent accidents. Below are listed the ways I keep your child as safe as humanely possible
1. Risk assessments/policies
The first step into thinking about safe supervision of children is to be aware of the risks and hazards in my own setting. By recognizing these risks and creating plans, including actions that can be taken to prevent them, I am better prepared within my provision.
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Please also refer to your home pack as that is full of useful information as is the babydays website which you can accsess using your family login details. www.csiw.wales.gov.uk . This is the over governing board which regulates my movements as a childminder http://www.monfis.org.uk/ Here you will be able to find all the local information you may need about childcare issue in the Monmouth area http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/maps/waleswest.htm , The HSE (Health and safety executive) based in Wales this website will be able to help you understand the reasons why have my policies and why I do risk assessments (there are versions of risk assessments on this website) http://www.food.gov.uk/business-industry/caterers/sfbb/sfbbchildminders/ , This website has very good information on food hygiene for a childminder working from home – It has a good food and hygiene pack which you can download and use for pointers in your own kitchen at home (There is a copy of this in your home