Procedures for Ensuring Supervision of People Who Have Not Had Police Checks

Anyone working in the nursery for more than two weeks will be police checked.  This is an Ofsted requirement and must be adhered to.

Any staff / people who have not been police checked must be supervised at all times.  This includes volunteers, work experience people, trades people and new staff.  Until clearance is given by DBS or Ofsted, a new member of staff cannot be left alone in a room with children or use the toilet area unsupervised.

Appropriate cover must be obtained to ensure these conditions are adhered to at all times.

Agency Staff

Any staff supplied by an Agency should be vetted and checked by the Agency. 

Before we use any agency we must have on file a letter (not a circular or advertisement) addressed to the school specifically in which the Agency states that, for all staff that will be offered to us, it has:

• Police checked the individuals and cleared them for working with children.
• Checked references and all other documentation from previous employers.  No comment has at any time been made to suggest that this might not be a suitable person to work with children.
• Validated all qualifications which the individual claims to have.

It is a requirement of our trading with any Agency that the Agency takes full responsibility for the appropriateness of any of its staff to work with children.