Hilltop House Childcare - Allegations of Abuse Policy
Allegations of Abuse Against a Childminder Policy
As Childminders working in our home, we are more vulnerable to allegations of abuse being made against ourselves or our family. We will take precautions to protect myself from this happening by:
- Ensuring all household members over 16 are Criminal Records Bureau cleared.
- Ensuring all visitors to the house sign the visitors book and do not have unsupervised access to the children under any circumstances.
- Ensuring, where possible, that no workmen are in the house during minded hours, unless it is to repair an emergency service or for Health and Safety Reasons.
- Document every accident and incident that occurs whilst in our care, informing parents and requesting them to sign our records.
- Noting any marks on the children when they arrive and asking parents to inform us of any accidents that have occurred whilst outside our care.
- Ensuring the children are supervised at all times.
- Keeping accurate records on each child and writing a daily diary.
However sometimes allegations are made and this unfortunate situation cannot be avoided. We will then follow the procedure detailed below, in order to gain support and professional advice.
Contact :
Ofsted
National Childminding Association (NCMA)
NCMA Legal Advice Line or Family Solicitor
Insurance Company
We will write a detailed record of all related incidents, including what was said and by whom, with times and dates.
We will ask any witnesses (if there were any) to also write a statement detailing the incident they witnessed and giving their contact details in case it needs to be followed up by the authorities.
If you have any concerns regarding this procedure please do discuss them with us.