Requirements
Resources
Disability, special educational needs and equal opportunities
Childcare Act 2006 Explanatory Notes
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Special Educational Needs and Disability
First aid, medicines and illness
Diseases notifiable under the Public Health Regulations 1988
Guidance on First Aid for Schools
Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and Nurseries
Managing Medicines in Schools and Early Years Settings
Pandemic flu: A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic
Reduce the Risk of Cot Death: An Easy Guide
Food and nutrition
Healthy School Lunches for Pupils in Nursery Schools
National Healthy Schools Programme
Handling information
Data Protection Act Information
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Explanatory Notes
Health and safety
Health and safety law: What you should know
Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits
Health and Safety on Educational Visits
Health and Safety Regulation: A Short Guide
Introduction to Health and Safety
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Workplace health, safety and welfare: A short guide for managers
Premises and grounds
Building Bulletin 99: Briefing Framework for Primary School Projects
Developing Accessible Play Space
The Education (School Premises) Regulations 1999
Fire safety law and guidance documents for business
Record keeping and assessments
Additional Guidance on Completing Foundation Stage Profile Assessments
Assessment and Reporting Arrangements (ARAs)
Common Assessment Framework for Children and Young People: Managers' Guide
Common Assessment Framework for Children and Young People: Practitioners' Guide
Common Assessment Framework for Children and Young People: Supporting Tools
Communication, Language and Literacy Development
Guidance notes on assessing children who are learning English as an additional language
Safeguarding
CRB Code of Practice and Explanatory Guide
Independent Safeguarding Authority
Safe Early Years Environments - A Practitioner's Guide
What to do if you're worried a child is being abused – Summary
What to do if you're worried a child is being abused
Working Together to Safeguard Children
Transition
Continuing the Learning Journey
Websites of other agencies
Welfare
Overview of the welfare requirements
Safeguarding and promoting children's welfare
- The provider must take necessary steps to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
- The provider must promote the good health of the children, take necessary steps to prevent the spread of infection, and take appropriate action when they are ill.
- Children's behaviour must be managed effectively and in a manner appropriate for their stage of development and particular individual needs.
Suitable people
- Providers must ensure that adults looking after children, or having unsupervised access to them, are suitable to do so.
- Adults looking after children must have appropriate qualifications, training, skills and knowledge.
- Staffing arrangements must be organised to ensure safety and to meet the needs of the children.
