Young Cooks Club
Uncollected Children Policy
Young
Cooks Club endeavours to ensure that all children are collected by a parent or
carer at the end of each session. If a child is not collected, and the parent
or carer has not notified us that they will be delayed, we will follow the
procedure set out below:
Up to 15 minutes late
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When the parent or carer arrives they will be reminded that they
must call the Club to notify us if they are delayed.
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The parent or carer will be informed that penalty fees will have
to be charged (unless the delay was genuinely unavoidable).
Over 15 minutes late
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If a parent or carer is more than 15 minutes late in collecting
their child, the manager will try to contact them using the contact details on
file.
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If there is no response from the parent or carer, messages will be
left requesting that they contact the Club immediately. The manager will then
try to contact the emergency contacts listed on the child�s registration form.
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While waiting to be collected, the child will be supervised by a
member of staff.
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When the parent or carer arrives they will be reminded that they
must call the Club to notify us if they are delayed, and that penalty fees will
have to be charged (except in exceptional circumstances).
Over 30 minutes late
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If the manager has been unable to contact the child�s parents or
carers after 30 minutes, the manager will contact the local Social Care team
for advice.
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The child will remain in the care of the Club�s staff, on the
Club�s premises if possible, until collected by the parent or carer, or until
placed in the care of the Social Care team.
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If it is not possible for the child to remain at the Club�s
premises, a note will be left on the door of the Club informing the child�s parent
or carer where the child has been taken (eg to the
home of a staff member or into the care of a safeguarding agency) and leaving a
contact number. A further message will be left on the parent or carer�s
telephone explaining events.
Managing
persistent lateness
The manager will record incidents of late collection and will
discuss them with the child�s parents or carers. Parents and carers will be
reminded that if they persistently collect their child late they may lose their
place at the Club.
Useful
contacts
Social Care� : 01273 295555
Child Protection : 01273
290400 ��(out of hours 01273 335905)
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: Information for parents
and carers [3.73].