At Bare Necessities Preschool Playgroup, we encourage positive relationships between ourselves and parents. By doing this we are all working with the same aims and ideas in mind. Below you will find supportive information for yourselves that we also follow.
Safeguarding
The designated safeguarding leads at Bare Necessities Preschool Playgroup are:
Preschool Manager: Leanne Allan
Deputy Preschool Manager: Robyn James
If you were to be worried about a child, you can contact the NSPCC helpline: 0808 800 500 help@nspcc.org.uk
If a child is in imminent danger, call the police on 999 straight away!
What to do if you suspect child abuse | NSPCC
Online Safety
We all have a responsibility for ensuring children are safe online. The online world creates potential risks for children.
By establishing safer working practice whilst using technology we can reduce the risks for children.
A useful link for steps you can take to keep your children safe online is:
Parents & Carers – Children’s Safeguarding Assurance Partnership (safeguardingpartnership.org.uk)
Car Safety
A legal requirement for keeping your child safe whilst in a vehicle is a car seat. It is stated in the law that all children travelling in the front or rear seat of any vehicle must use the correct car seat until they reach 12 years of age or are 135cm tall.
Follow this link for more information: Child Car Seats
Safe sleeping
It is important that we all understand the safety considerations needed for whilst babies and young children are sleeping. Safer sleep for baby has six easy steps to follow which you can follow anytime you put your child down for a sleep. Please follow this link:
Booklet-SS.pdf (lancashiresafeguarding.org.uk)
Further advice on sleeping products to room temperature can be found on the lullaby trust website below.
How to reduce the risk of SIDS for your baby – The Lullaby Trust
Oral health
Below is a video where Dr Ranj explains useful tips on how to care for children’s teeth between the ages of 3 and 6 years.
PANTS
Talk PANTS helps children to gain understanding that their bodies belong to them, and they should talk to someone they trust if anything makes them feel worried, uncomfortable or upset.
Talk PANTS & Join Pantosaurus – The Underwear Rule | NSPCC
Parent Talk
As parents it can be helpful to get advice from a source you can trust.
For informative and useful parenting advice you can trust please use the following link.
Parent Talk – Support for Parents from Action For Children
Healthy Start Scheme
Healthy start scheme maybe available for those who are more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under the age of 4. It is there to help with purchasing milk and healthy food.
Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start)
Nappy Sacks
There are risks around the use of nappy sacks please find more information below
HS3468 Nappy Sack Leaflet 2018 BEIS logo no bleed v1 (rospa.com)
Lego – Build and talk
The below link will take you to Lego build and talk, it has links to activities which allow you to follow a story whilst building. This giving you time to talk to your children about the topics around online safety.
Build & Talk – Children – Sustainability – LEGO.com GB
Babies cry you can cope.
I – Infant crying is normal.
C – Comforting methods can help
O – It’s ok to walk away
N – Never, ever shake a baby
Always speak to someone if you need support such as your family, friends or a health professional.