Young Cooks Club
Emergency Evacuation/Closure Procedure
Young Cooks Club will
make every effort to keep the Club open, but in exceptional circumstances, we
may need to close at short notice.
Possible
reasons for emergency closure include:
·
Serious weather conditions
·
Heating system failure
·
Burst water pipes
·
Fire or bomb scare/explosion
·
Death of a member of staff or child
·
Assault on a staff member or child
·
Serious accident or illness
In the event of an emergency, our primary concern will be to
ensure that both children and staff are kept safe. If it is necessary to
evacuate the Club, the following steps will be taken:
·
If appropriate the manager or session supervisor will contact the
emergency services.
·
All children will be escorted from the building to the assembly
point using the nearest safe exit.
·
No attempt will be made to collect personal belongings, or to
re-enter the building after evacuation.
·
A nominated member of staff will check the premises and will
collect the register (including emergency contact details) providing that this
does not put anyone at risk.
·
Before leaving the building the nominated person will close all
accessible doors and windows, if it is safe to do so.
·
The register will be taken and all children and staff accounted
for.
·
If any person is missing from the register, the emergency services
will be informed immediately.
·
The manager will contact parents to collect their children. If the
register is not available, the manager will use the emergency contacts list
(which is kept off site).
·
All children will be supervised until they are safely collected.
·
If after every attempt, a child’s parent or carers cannot be
contacted, the Club will follow its Uncollected Child procedure.
This policy was adopted by: Young Cooks Club |
Date: December 2018 |
To be reviewed: December 2019 |
Signed: |
Written
in accordance with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation
Stage (2017): Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements: Safety and suitability of
premises, environment and equipment [3.55]