POLICY STATEMENTS FOR HIGHFIELD PRE-SCHOOL


All statements below refer to policies set out in the Highfield Pre-school policy document which is available for examination at the pre-school.

1. PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS & CARERS:
It is the policy of the Highfield Pre-school to:
(a) Inform parents and carers of the aims and objectives of the Pre-school.
(b) Show parents how these are implemented in the current practices.
(c) Involve parents in the running of the Pre-school and in the care and training of the children under the supervision of the Pre-school leader.
(d) Report children’s progress to parents both formally through reports and consultation evenings and informally on a day to day basis as points of interest, encouragement or concern arise.

2. SPECIAL NEEDS:
It is the policy of the Highfield Pre-school to help children and staff to work together for the full development of all children in the context of the Pre-school’s aims and requirements for the Children’s Act and the 1993 Education Act.

3. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
It is our policy to make provisions for pupils and workers that will not cause disadvantage to anyone on the basis of sex, race or disability. In addition to providing equality of opportunities for pupils, it is also our aim to promote the principle of the equal validity of different cultures and backgrounds.

4. CHILD PROTECTION POLICY:
Our aim is to care for the whole child while in our care and this means spiritually, mentally, physically and emotionally. This means that we provide a secure and safe environment during the day with sufficient structures to stimulate the child emotionally and mentally. Thus the physical and spiritual dimensions are cared for. In additions to this, we look for evidence that each child is secure emotionally and physically when not at school.

5. HEALTH AND SAFETY:
It is the policy of the pre-school to do all that is reasonable to prevent personal injury and damage to property and to protect everyone in so far as they come into contact with the school, its employees and equipment. We further aim to promote a healthy lifestyle and a high standard of hygiene and safety.

6. DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION
It is the policy of the Pre-school to provide a secure framework for learning. This means that there are boundaries and parameters for acceptable behaviour. It is our aim to clearly define acceptable behaviour and to inform the child clearly when he/she has moved beyond the boundary of acceptable behaviour.

Sanctions used in the pre-school are:

(a) Informing when behaviour is poor
(b) Verbal warning
(c) Verbal correction
(d) Loss of privilege
(e) Removal from specific teaching group/activity. Time out.
(f) Removal from the pre-school.

 

 

Additional Policies

• Admissions policy
• Settling in policy
• Procedure for covering staff absences policy
• Statement on race relations policy
• Employment or recruitment policy
• Lost child policy
• Sick child policy
• Student placement policy
• Record keeping policy
• Equipment and resource policy
• Outings policy
• Confidentiality policy
• Complaints policy

These policies are available at any time upon request.


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