Young Cooks Club
Illness and Accidents
At Young Cooks Club we will deal promptly and
effectively with any illnesses or injuries that occur while children are in our
care. We take all practical steps to keep staff and children safe from
communicable diseases.
All parents or carers must complete
the Medical Form when their child joins the Club, requesting permission
for emergency medical treatment for their child in the event of a serious
accident or illness.
We will record any accidents or
illnesses, together with any treatment given, on an Incident Record or Accident
Record sheet as appropriate, which the parent or carer will be asked to
sign when they collect the child.
Young
Cooks Club cannot accept
children who are ill. If any children are ill when they first arrive at the
Club we will immediately notify their parents or carers to come and collect
them. Any children who have been ill should not return to the Club until they
have fully recovered, or until after the minimum exclusion period has expired.
First aid
The Club’s two designated First Aiders
are Leona & Anna. The designated First Aiders have current first aid
certificate and have attended a 12 hour paediatric first aid course. First aid
training will be renewed every three years.
The first aid box and its contents is
regularly checked to ensure that it is up to date, appropriate for children and
complies with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
Procedure for a minor injury or illness
The first aider at the session will
decide upon the appropriate action to take if a child becomes ill or suffers a
minor injury.
Procedure for a major injury or serious
illness
In the event of a child becoming
seriously ill or suffering a major injury, the first aider at the session will
decide whether the child needs to go straight to hospital or whether it is safe
to wait for their parent or carer to arrive.
Communicable diseases and conditions
If there is an incident of food
poisoning affecting two or more children at the Club we will inform other
parents as soon as possible.
Useful contacts
Health Protection Unit: 0344 225 3861 (Surrey & Sussex
Health Protection Team)
RIDDOR Incident Contact Unit: 0845 300 99 23
This
policy was adopted by: Young Cooks Club |
Date: 07.01.19 |
To
be reviewed: 07.01.20 |
Signed: |
Written in accordance with the Statutory
Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (2017): Safeguarding and Welfare
Requirements: Staff Qualifications, Training, Support and Skills [3.25],
Accident or injury [3.50-3.51], Food and drink [3.49] and Annex A: Criteria for
effective PFA training, [p36].