Permissions, procedures and policies

Posted by admin on June 9, 2008

Your childminding contract sets out your childminding arrangement but you may also want to create some additional policies, procedures and permissions to help set out other aspects of your childminding service.

Policies are guidelines that you have created to follow in certain situations. It means writing down ways of working and sharing them with parents and childcare inspectors. Policies can help you develop and reflect on your childminding practice. It’s important they suit the way you work which is why the downloadable documents below are simply examples – you will need to think about the way you run your business.

Procedures are details of how you will deal with a certain situation.

Parental permissions are forms you can complete with parents to show they have given you permission for certain activities, for example, taking the children swimming or in your car.

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