The setting provides clear leadership to create and manage an enabling environment, which enhances emotional and physical health and wellbeing supporting children to fulfil their potential. The setting has a member of the management team and a member of staff responsible for: Healthy Eating including breastfeeding, oral health and food safety and hygiene Physical Development Emotional Wellbeing Safety The setting has systems that ensures that staff, parents/carers and children are able to identify the named person Meeting this criteria and minimum evidence may help you to provide evidence against the following: Ofsted (2015) Early Years Inspection Handbook Effectiveness of Leadership and Management (page 31) Ofsted (2014) Children’s Centre Inspection Handbook The effectiveness of leadership, governance and management (page 33) DfE (2017) Statutory framework for the early years Child Protection (3.4; page 16) Healthy Eating (include names and job titles) Name of Management Lead: Name of Staff member/s responsible: Physical Development (include names and job titles) Name of Management Lead: Name of Staff member/s responsible: Emotional Wellbeing (include names and job titles) Name of Management Lead: Name of Staff member/s responsible: Safety (names and job titles) Name of Management Lead: Name of Staff member/s responsible:
that are up to date with a clear review process. Safeguarding and Child Protection Equal Opportunities Administering medicines Health and Safety Behaviour management No Smoking Immunisation Statement* Healthy Eating* Oral Health* Physical Development* *A copy of this policy will need to be submitted for review on application 2.3 The setting has consulted widely on their policies, with a clear consultation process in place. 2.4 The setting has informed staff, parents/carers of the policies and how and where to access them. Ofsted (2014) Children’s Centre Inspection Handbook The effectiveness of leadership, governance and management (pg 33) DfE (2017) Statutory framework for the early years Child Protection (3.4; pg 16) Staff taking medication / other substances (3.19; Pg 20) Staff qualifications, training, support & skills (3.20; Pg 20) Medicines (3.44; Pg 25) Food and Drink (3.47; Pg 26) Accident / injury (3.50; Pg 26) Managing Behaviour (3.52; Pg 26) Safety (3.54; Pg 26) Smoking (3.56; Pg 26) Premises (3.57; Pg 27) Special Educational Needs (3.67; Pg 29) Provide examples of how staff, parents and carers know where and how to access policies: Key Documents:
Healthy Eating and Drinking including oral health Physical Development Emotional Wellbeing Safety 3.2 These opportunities are planned, monitored and evaluated. Progress and achievement children / families make in these areas are assessed and reported on and recognised appropriately. Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare (pg 40) Ofsted (2014) Children’s Centre Inspection Handbook The quality and impact of practice and services (pg 29) DfE (2017) Statutory framework for the early years Areas of learning and development (1.5; pg 8-9) Assessment (2.1; pg 13) DfE (2013) Early Years Outcomes Education (2012) Development Matters provide in relation to emotional wellbeing: Provide examples of the learning and development opportunities you provide in relation to safety: Provide examples of how you plan, monitor and evaluate these activities: Provide examples of how you assess, record and report on progress and achievement in this area: Provide examples of how you recognise progress and achievement in this area: Key Documents:
Provide examples of how you avoid and reduce sedentary behaviour. Active Travel 4.12 The setting promotes active travel by running active travel initiatives. 4.13 The setting has completed a travel survey within the last year.*A copy of the travel survey will need to be submitted with the application. Ofsted (2015) Years Inspection Handbook Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare (pg 40) Ofsted (2014) Children’s Centre Inspection Handbook The quality and impact of practice and services (pg 29) Date STARS online account created, plus travel survey: Provide five examples of initiatives you use to promote active travel to and from your setting: Children’s Voice 4.14 The setting has mechanisms in place to ensure the views of infants and children are reflected in policy and practice. Ofsted (2015) Early Years Inspection Handbook Effectiveness of Leadership and Management (pg 31) Education (2012) Development Matters in the Early Years Provide examples of the mechanisms you have in to ensure the views of infants and children are reflected in decision making, policy and practice: Provide an example of where children’s views have changed practice or provision within the setting: Key Person
4.15 The setting ensures that each has a key person that tailors support to meet the individual needs of the child 4.16 The setting ensures that the key person engages and support parents/carers to guide their child’s development at home Ofsted (2015) Early Years Inspection Handbook Quality of Teaching, Learning and Assessment (pg 35) Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare (pg 40) DfE(2017) Statutory framework for the early years. Key Person (3.27; pg 22-23) Early Education (2012) Development Matters in the Early Years Provide examples of how each key person tailors their support to meet the individual needs of the child: Provide examples of how each key person engages and supports parents/carers to guide their child’s development at home. Emotional Wellbeing and Personal Development 4.17 The setting promotes emotional wellbeing and provides opportunities for children and their families to build confidence, and positive relationships, develop responsibility, independence and Ofsted (2015) Early Years Inspection Handbook Overall Effectiveness (pg 30) Effectiveness of Leadership and Management (pg 31) Quality of teaching, learning and assessment (pg 35) Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare (pg 40) Provide examples of the opportunities you provide to support children and their families to build positive relationships: Provide examples of the opportunities you provide to support children and their families to build confidence and self esteem:
Criteria and Minimum Evidence Links to Ofsted and EYFS Setting Evidence Engaging with parents/carers The setting provides opportunities for parents/carers to access information, support and advice on health and wellbeing The setting provides health related information to parents/carers on a regular basis Meeting this criteria and minimum evidence may help you to provide evidence against the following: Ofsted (2015) Early Years Inspection Handbook Quality of teaching, learning and assessment (pg 35) Ofsted (2014) Children’s Centre Inspection Handbook Access to services by children and families. page 27. The effectiveness of leadership, governance and management page 33. DfE(2017) Statutory framework for the early years. Premises (3.57; Pg 30) Information and records (3.68; Pg 31) Information for parents and carers (Pg 32) Provide examples of the opportunities you provide for parents/carers to access information, support and advice on health and wellbeing: Provide examples of the health related information that you have provided to parents/carers over the last 3 months:
Engaging with the local community and external agencies 7.3 The setting engages with the local community and a range of external agencies to support children, parents/carers and staff on: Healthy Eating including oral health Emotional Wellbeing Physical Development Safety including immunisations Meeting this criteria and minimum evidence may help you to provide evidence against the following: Ofsted (2015) Early Years Inspection Handbook Effectiveness of Leadership and Management (pg 31) Ofsted (2014) Children’s Centre Inspection Handbook Access to services by young children and families (pg 27) The quality and impact of practice and services (pg 29). Early Education (2012) Development Matters in the Early Years Provide examples of how you engage with the local community and a range of external agencies to support children, parents/carers and staff in relation to health and wellbeing: Key Documents: The criteria and minimum evidence for this section has been on the following documents: - Ofsted (2015) Early Years Inspection Handbook; Ofsted (2014) Children’s Centre Inspection Handbook; DfE(2017) Statutory framework for the early years; NICE (2013) Social and Emotional Wellbeing: Early Years; CFT (2012) Voluntary Food and Drink Guidelines for Early Years Settings page 45; NICE (2006) Obesity Prevention; DoH (2005) Choosing Better Oral Health Good Practice guidance; NICE (2014) Oral health approaches to improve oral Health; BHF (2015) Physical Activity for the Early Years Evidence Briefing; BHF (2016) Early Years Practical Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity; NICE (2009) Reducing differences in the uptake of immunisations; NICE (2014) Maternal and Child Nutrition.