POLICY - Behaviour Management (Optional) - ….docx

Pre-School and Extended Hours CarePoliciesandProceduresUpdated Jan 2016ONE COPY TO BE KEPT ON THE PREMISES AT ALL TIMESThe Woodlands PoliciesThe Aim of The Woodlands is to provide high quality Childcare in a safe, secure, yet fun environment. This will be available to children aged 2.5 - 9 years and in line with our Admissions policy. The childcare will be provided in the Woodlands building, located within the grounds of All Saints Lower School. The care will be provided in a variety of sessions between the times of 8am and 5.30pm, in both term time and school holidays. The Unit has been refurbished and equipped to the very highest standards. We are registered with Ofsted, The Pre School Learning Alliance and operate as a Registered Charity. Our policies are the rules and guidelines by which The Woodlands operates and apply both to our Pre-School sessions and to our Breakfast and After School Clubs. Where our policies are applicable to one group only, it will be detailed as such, for example, our Curriculum Policy. Our Policies govern everything from how a child’s behaviour is dealt with to how we select their snacks and their toys.Please take time to read these policies so that you understand the environment that your child is entering and to which you have agreed to by signing the registration forms.Our policies are reviewed annually but are open to discussion at any time. Please either talk to our Manager or Chairperson if you have any questions. These policies were adopted on the dates detailed.Index:-Policy Title SubheadingsAdmissions and PaymentsAdmissionsFunding entitlement and paymentsCancellation notice periodsAsthmaBackground and legislationDefinitionsProceduresBehaviour ManagementProceduresRough and Tumble/Fantasy aggressionHurtful behaviourBullyingComplaints and Legal Obligations for OfstedHow to ComplainRecordsChanges that must be notified to OfstedConfidentiality and Handling of Disclosure InformationConfidentiality ProceduresHandling of Disclosure