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  • Home
  • Full day
  • Preschool
    • Daily Routine
  • Holiday Club
  • About
  • Visit
    • Contact Us >
      • Spaces enquiry
  • Parents
    • Weekly plans
    • Term dates and times
    • Policies documents
    • Local Offer
    • More
    • Password protected >
      • Christmas 2020
      • Diwali 2020
      • Learning and Development Policy
      • Session Fees >
        • Childcare Vouchers

Policies and Procedures






Policies and Procedures
The preschool's policies and procedures can be viewed in the tabs from this page

Car parking
We do not have a car park however the Bull's Head pub are currently happy for parents to use their car park for drop off and pick up.

1.     Child Protection
1.1   Children’s right and entitlements
1.2   Safeguarding children and child protection
1.3   Looked after children
1.4   Uncollected child
1.5   Missing child
1.6   Use of mobile phones and cameras
1.7   Staff code of practice
1.8   Membership of social networks
1.9   Whistle blowing policy
1.10  Online safety

2.     Suitable People
2.1   Employment
2.2   Student Placements
2.3   Supervision

3.     Staff qualifications, training, support and skills
3.1   Induction of staff, volunteers and managers
3.2   First aid

4.      Key person
4.1    The role of the key person and settling-in

5.      Child ratio
5.1    Staffing

6.     Health
6.1   Administering Medicines
6.2   Managing children who are sick, infectious or with allergies
6.3   Recording and reporting of accidents and incidents
6.4   Nappy changing
6.5   Food and drink
6.6   Food Hygiene
6.7  Sun protection policy

7.     Managing Behaviour
7.1   Promoting positive behaviour  

8.     Health & Safety
8.1   Health and safety general standards
8.2   Maintaining children’s safety and security on premises
8.3   Supervision of children on outings and visits
8.4   Risk assessment
8.5   Fire safety and emergency evacuation
8.6   No-smoking
8.7   Animals in the setting
8.8   Health and safety risk assessment template
8.9   Files safety risk assessment template
8.10 Emergency lockdown procedure
8.11 Emergency Closure of Preschool

9.     Equal Opportunities
9.1   Valuing diversity and promoting equality
9.2   Supporting children with special educational needs
9.3   British values

10.    Information and records
10.1  Operational plan
10.2  Admissions
10.3  Application to Join - Reservation Request Form
10.4  Registration Form
10.5  Parental Involvement
10.6  Children's records
10.7  Provider Records
10.8  Transfer of records to primary school
10.9  Confidentiality and client access to records
10.10 Information Sharing
10.11 Working in partnership with other agencies
10.12 Making a complaint
10.13 Holiday request form
​10.14 Notification of leaving form
10.15 Record Retention Policy
​10.16 Privacy Policy

11   Learning and Development
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12 Covid-19 Appendix A, B & C

1. Child Protection

1.1_childrens_rights_and_entitlements..pdf
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1.2_safeguarding_children_and_child_protection..pdf
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1.3_looked_after_children..pdf
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1.4_uncollected_child..pdf
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1.5_missing_child..pdf
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1.6_use_of_mobile_phones_and_cameras..pdf
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1.7_staff_code_of_practice..pdf
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1.8_membership_of_social_networks..pdf
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1.9_whistle_blowing..pdf
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1.10_online_safety..pdf
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2. Suitable people

2.1_employment..pdf
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2.3_supervision..pdf
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2.2_student_placements..pdf
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3. Staff qualifications, training, support and skills

3.1_induction_of_staff_volunteers_and_managers..pdf
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3.2_first_aid..pdf
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4. Key Person

4.1_the_role_of_the_key_person_and_settling_in..pdf
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5. Staff child ratio

5.1_staffing..pdf
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6. Health

6.1_administering_medicines..pdf
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6.2_managing_children_who_are_sick_infectious_or_with_allergies..pdf
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6.3_recording_and_reporting_of_accidents_and_incidents..pdf
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6.4_nappy_changing..pdf
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6.5_food_and_drink..pdf
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6.6_food_hygiene..pdf
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6.7_sun_protection..pdf
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7. Managing behavior

7.1_promoting_positive_behaviour..pdf
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8. Health

8.1_health___safety_general_standards..pdf
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8.2_maintaining_childrens_safety_and_security_on_premises..pdf
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8.3_supervision_of_children_on_outings_and_visits..pdf
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8.4_risk_assesment..pdf
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8.5_fire_safety_and_emergency_evacuation..pdf
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8.7_animals_in_the_setting..pdf
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8.9_fire_safety_risk_assessment_template.pdf
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8.11_emergency_closure_procedure..pdf
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8.12_staff_personal_safety..pdf
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8.6_no-smoking..pdf
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8.8_health_and_safety_risk_assessment_template.pdf
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8.10_emergency_lockdown_procedure..pdf
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9. Equal opportunities

9.1_valuing_diversity_and_promoting_equality..pdf
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9.2_supporting_children_with_special_educational_needs..pdf
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9.3_british_values..pdf
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10. Information and records

10.1_operational_plan..pdf
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10.2_admissions..pdf
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10.3_reservation_request_form_2019_-_2020..pdf
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10.4_registration_form..pdf
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10.5_parental_involvement..pdf
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10.6_childrens_records..pdf
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10.7_providers_records..pdf
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10.8_transfer_of_records_to_primary_school..pdf
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10.9_confidentiality_and_client_access_to_records..pdf
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10.10_information_sharing..pdf
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10.11_working_in_partnership_with_other_agencies..pdf
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10.12_making_a_complaint..pdf
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10.13_holiday_request_form.pdf
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10.14_notification_of_leaving_form..pdf
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10.15_record_retention_policy..pdf
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10.16_privacy_policy.pdf
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10.17_terms___conditions_-_part_a_version_1.5..pdf
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11. Learning & Development 

11_learning___development..pdf
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12. Covid-19 

rh_-_covid_19_visitors_appendix_a.pdf
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rh_-_covid_19_safeguarding_appendix_b.pdf
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rh_-_covid_19_policy_update_appendix_c.pdf
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Outdoor Ground Rules

Orpington Montessori Preschool
Our other accredited Montessori preschool in Orpington
Natural Learners
Information for parents of children currently attending the preschool.
Orpington Holiday Club
Childcare in the school breaks
Orpington 11+ tuition
For older children studying for Grammar school entrance exams

Contact us

Rushmore House Montessori Preschool
Pratts Bottom Free Church
Rushmore Hill
Orpington
BR6 7NQ
​07957324314
01689856066

Plus Code: 84Q7+P2 Orpington
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Postal address:

Postal address:
Natural Learners Ltd.
32 Spur Road
Orpington
BR6 0QL
07957324314