Hamilton College Nursery Class

1. To ensure the health, safety, and welfare of children, providers should implement and follow robust procedures for the safe management of medication. This includes: Ensuring medication consent forms are completed accurately for each child. Storing consent forms alongside the corresponding medication to ensure easy access for staff administering medication. Verifying that staff administering medication are fully informed and able to do so safely and in accordance with the child’s needs and parental instructions. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'Any treatment or intervention that I experience is safe and effective' (HSCS 1.24) and 'I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice’ (HSCS 4.11).

2. To support children’s wellbeing, learning and development the provider should ensure the children have access to a high-quality environment that is well designed. This should include, but not be limited to, children having regular access to high quality materials that reflect children's individual needs and interests. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state that: 'As a child, I can direct my own play and activities in the way that I choose, and freely access a wide range of experiences and resources for my age and stage, which stimulate my natural curiosity, learning and creativity.' (HSCS 2.27).

1. To support children's wellbeing, learning and development the provider should ensure staff access appropriate training to their role, and apply their training in practice . This should include, but is not limited to: providing rich learning environments following infection prevention and control measures providing good balance of child led and adult led experiences creating positive meal times for children offering a nurturing and child centred approach. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes.' (HSCS 3.14).

1. To support children’s wellbeing, learning, and development, the provider should ensure that facilities and resources are well maintained and that appropriate infection prevention and control measures are consistently implemented. This should include, but not be limited to, the following actions: Ensuring children and staff have access to warm running water for effective handwashing. Cleaning soft furnishings at least once a week or immediately when visibly soiled. Regularly cleaning outdoor equipment, or as needed when visibly dirty. Storing each child’s personalised bed linen individually to prevent cross-contamination. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state that: 'I experience high quality care and support based on relevant evidence, guidance and best practice.' (HSCS 4.11) and 'the premises have been adapted, equipped and furnished to meet my needs and wishes.' (