Hilltop House Childcare - Accident and Incident Policy

Accident and Incident Policy

The safety of your child is paramount and we take every measure we can to protect your child from hurting itself. However sometimes accidents do happen and we have written the following procedure on how we will deal with such a situation:

• We will comfort the child and reassure them.
• We will assess the extent of their injuries and if necessary call for medical support/ambulance.
• We will carry out any first aid procedures that are necessary and that we have been trained to do.
• Once the child is more settled we will contact you as soon as possible to inform you of the accident and if necessary to ask you to return to care for your child, or meet one of us at the hospital.

After every accident, however minor we will:

• Complete a report in our accident book.
• Ask you to sign the report and provide you with a copy.

If the incident requires any medical treatment we will:

• Inform Ofsted (under Standard 14.3 Children Act regulation, we must inform Ofsted about any significant events).
• Inform our Insurance Company.
• Contact the NCMA/Early Years for additional advice/support.

It is important that you keep us informed regarding your child’s condition following an accident and whether you have sought medical advice.