harmful effects of exposure The Childminder will need written parental sunlight? permission to apply sun cream provided by parents. Are arrangements are in place This can be achieved by the installation of 5.4 to ensure the security of the suitable physical barriers, fencing, childminding setting, so as to locks on doors etc. and/or by direct safeguard against children supervision so that no child is permitted in leaving without permission. an insecure area unless under supervision. All designated fire exits must be easily opened from the inside by adults. This can include high level locks/bars where it necessary to prevent children exiting a building unnoticed. 5.5 Are measures in place to Free flow play areas need to be securely ensure that children remain fenced with gates that are locked whilst safe and appropriately children are using the area and of sufficient supervised during height to remove the threat of a snatching. It times of the day or is important that Childminders ensure that whilst engaged in outside children are constantly under visual play? supervision. EYFS states children should be in the sight or hearing and always within hearing. Childminders should consider how to keep children safe and also facilitate children’s learning both in indoor and outdoor classrooms. The outdoor classroom should be seen as a learning environment. 5.6 Are robust arrangements in The childminder should only hand over a place for receiving and child to an adult who is known to the handing over children at the Childminder as someone permitted by start and end of the day, parents/carers to receive the child. including procedures for Transparent systems should be in place for registering the arrival and signing children in and out at other times of departure of children at other the day. times within the day?
harmful effects of exposure sunlight? The Childminder will need written parental permission to apply sun cream provided by parents. 5.4 Are arrangements are in place to ensure the security of the childminding setting, so as to safeguard against children leaving without permission. This can be achieved by the installation of suitable physical barriers, fencing, locks on doors etc. and/or by direct supervision so that no child is permitted in an insecure area unless under supervision. All designated fire exits must be easily opened from the inside by adults. This can include high level locks/bars where it necessary to prevent children exiting a building unnoticed. 5.5 Are measures in place to ensure that children remain safe and appropriately supervised during times of the day or whilst engaged in outside play? Free flow play areas need to be securely fenced with gates that are locked whilst children are using the area and of sufficient height to remove the threat of a snatching. It is important that Childminders ensure that children are constantly under visual supervision. EYFS states children should be in the sight or hearing and always within hearing. Childminders should consider how to keep children safe and also facilitate children’s learning both in indoor and outdoor classrooms. The outdoor classroom should be seen as a learning environment. 5.6 Are robust arrangements in place for receiving and handing over children at the start and end of the day, including procedures for registering the arrival and departure of children at other times within the day? The childminder should only hand over a child to an adult who is known to the Childminder as someone permitted by parents/carers to receive the child. Transparent systems should be in place for signing children in and out at other times of the day.
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