Policies
Policies - Introduction
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum published by DFE (Department for Education) which emphasises the importance of learning through play.
The staff have regular planning meetings, where weekly themes are selected, following children’s interests and daily activities planned within these themes. Children will be given opportunities to learn through playing with various materials such as paint, junk, dough, water and sand.
Constructional play with Lego, stickle bricks and other building toys also provide a great deal of enjoyment and opportunities for learning. Children love to dress up and pretend in their play and this will be encouraged. Books and stories are available at every session.
Your child will be encouraged to interact with other children and adults within the group, which will help to prepare him/her for nursery or school. Activities are planned to the Early Years Foundation Stage. All equipment and resources are chosen to be high quality, age appropriate, safe and non-toxic and linked to the curriculum.
Please welcome the paintings or work your child might bring home, but do not assume that a child who brings nothing home has not been busy. In order to plan and record your child’s learning we keep an online Learning Journey (Tapestry) which consists of photographs and observations.
Our online Learning Journey (Tapestry) are available at any time and we hope that you and other settings involved in your child’s care will contribute to it.
We have the services of a Development Officer from the Ready for school Improvement Team to support our planning and help us to meet the requirements of inspection by Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education). The most recent inspection report is displayed in the lobby or available on OFSTED's website.
Policy Document Downloads
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Administration of Medicines Policy 2023-24docx.pdf | Download |
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Admissions policy 2023-24docx.pdf | Download |
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Behaviour Policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Child leaves the Group Unaccompanied 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Children_s sickness policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Complaints procedure 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Confidentiality 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Door control procedure 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Dummy Policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Emergency Lockdown 23.24.pdf | Download |
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Equality and diversity policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Equipment and resources policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Evacuation procedure 23.24.pdf | Download |
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Health and safety policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Healthy eating policy-oral hygiene 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Lost Property 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Mental health and wellbeing policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Mobile phone, camera, internet 23.24.pdf | Download |
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Nappy Changing Procedure 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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No Smoking Policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Non-collection of children policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Outings Procedures 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Parental partnership policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Payment of fees policy2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Recruitment of ex-offenders policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Safe Guarding Children App 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Safeguarding allegation of abuse 23.24.pdf | Download |
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Safeguarding children policy 23.24.pdf | Download |
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Safeguarding Flowchart 2023_24doc.pdf | Download |
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Secure Storage, Handling, Use, Retention and Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Settling in Pre School Policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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SOP April 22.pdf | Download |
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Special Educational Needs Policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Staff induction list 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Staff Induction procedure 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Staffing and employment policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Student and Volunteer Induction 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Student and Volunteer policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Transition Policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Welcome booklet July 23.pdf | Download |
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Whistleblowing Policy 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Whitley Lodge Data Protection 2023-24docx.pdf | Download |
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Whitley Lodge Under Fives Peer on Peer 2023_24.pdf | Download |
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Whitley Lodge under Fives Privacy Notice 2023_24.pdf | Download |