Accident,Incident & First Aid

All staff at The Cradle Nursery are vigilant all the time to prevent injury to children and themselves. It is a legal requirement to have a member of staff with current (Ofsted approved) paediatric first aid training on the premises or an outing at any one time. We aim to have all of our staff first aid trained, so all staff can take action to administer first aid treatment in the event of an accident involving a child or adult.

The person responsible for maintaining first aid requirements in the nursery is: TahiraQalib

We follow the guidelines of Ofsted and the Reporting Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) for the reporting of accidents and incidents. Examples of incidentsmight include one child biting another, near miss or the use of physical restraint to prevent a child harming themselves or others.

First aid procedures

• • Staff must practice good hygiene at all times.
• • In the case of a minor accident or injury first aid will be administered by a trained first aider.
• • First aid kits are available if required. These are situated in every room including office.
• • Gloves must be worn by staff when dealing with any cuts, saliva or other bodily fluid.,
• • The staff member will record details of the accident and treatment given on an accident form.
• • The form will be given to the manager for logging and investigation.
• • The parents/carer must sign the form when they collect their child.
• • A copy of the form must be given to the parent/carer for all head injuries and whenever a parent requests a copy.
• • A copy of the form must be given to the parent/carer for all head injuries and whenever a parent requests a copy.
• • Any incidents must be reported to the manager for the investigation.
• • Senior staff must ensure to file away incident/accidents form appropriately in the designated folder.

Named first aiders for the Cradle Nursery: TahiraQalib (Manager), Joanne Sahota (Deputy Manager) and/orIsma Liaqat (3rd In Charge). Room Leaders will ensure that the first aid equipment is checked monthly, replenish and replaced as necessary. Our first aid kit complies with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and contains items identified as appropriate from our first aid risk assessment. The first aid box is easily accessible to adults and is kept out of the reach of children. An additional first aid kit is available to be taken on outings away from the nursery.

In case of medical emergency:

Parents sign a consent form at registration allowing staff to take their child to the nearest Accident and Emergency unit to be examined, treated or admitted as necessary on the understanding that parents have been informed and are on their way to the hospital. Manager/Deputy will call the emergency services and provide details of the incident and details from the child’s registration form.

The parents/carer will becontacted, and Manager/Deputy will accompany the child in ambulance with registration details and consent forms and will remain with the child until the parent/carer arrives at hospital.

Injury Upon Arrival:

Injury upon arrival forms are used to record any injury on entry to the setting. The following procedure needs to be followed:

1. Informed by parent

• i. Ask parents for more details about injury.
• ii. Parents are required to fill an injury upon arrival form and sign it
• iii. Staff also needs to sign as witness
• iv. Staff needs to get it signed by manager
• v. Staff will file the injury upon arrival form in accident/incident folder

2. Not informed by parents (If parents have forgotten to inform about injury upon arrival)

• i. Staff to fill in injury upon arrival form as soon as they notice injury or marks
• ii. Inform the manager and get them to sign the form
• iii. Manager can call the parent if considers necessary to enquire about the injury before collection time
• iv. At collection time as parents for the details of the injury and seek details and get them to sign the form
• iv. At collection time as parents for the details of the injury and seek details and get them to sign the form

Recording and reporting of accidents and incidents:

All accidents/incidents however small must be recorded on an accident/incident form. Our accident forms are kept in the nursery office. They are accessible to all staff and volunteer, who know how to complete them.

All forms are logged and reviewed by the manager on a monthly basis to identify any pattern in occurrence, potential or actual hazards. Where issues are identified further risk assessments will be undertaken and measures put in place to prevent further accidents. All forms are kept for future reference as outlined in the Confidentiality, Data protection and Information Sharing Policy.

When there is any serious injury or death of a child or adult we will notify the appropriate local child protection agency, Ofsted (as soon as is reasonably practical and within 14 days) and the insurance company. A RIDDOR report will be completed and sent to the Health and Safety Executive. Further to this if staff notices a serious injury which they are unsure whether it occurred at nursery or at home, we will follow our Safeguarding Policy.

Copies of all completed paperwork and correspondence in relation to a serious accident, injury, illness or death must be given to the managing director.