Non attendance policy

Non attendance policy

 

Aim of policy

 

To give clear guidelines on what to do if a child expected at nursery does not arrive.

 

Points to consider

 

This policy needs to be made aware to all parents upon starting at the setting so they understand it is to protect children rather than intrude into personal lives.

 

Under the Early Years Foundation Stage providers must be alert to any issues for concern in the child’s life at home or elsewhere. By understanding why the child has not attended helps us to form a picture of their life outside of the setting.

 

Castle Daycare and Preschool aim to achieve this by:

 

• Asking all parents to inform the nursery if their child is going to be absent and the reason why.

 

• Recording on the registers when and child is off and why, using the following code:

S = sickness

H= Holiday

A = unknown absence

 

• If a child is due in and has not arrived, the nursery will wait a reasonable time, depending on the child’s session and usual pattern of attendance, before contacting the parent to find out a reason for the child’s absence.

 

• This reason will then be recorded on the registers.

 

• Patterns of non attendance can be monitored through the registers.

 

• Where possible the nursery would encourage parents to contact the setting rather than the setting contacting the parent.

 

• When contacting the parents the staff will do so in a sensitive manner whilst explaining the need for the phone call.

 

• If a child claiming EYFE is off for more than two consecutive weeks or is regularly absent the manager will need to contact the EYFE team.