Social Contact policy

Social Contact policy

 

Aim of policy

 

To give guidance to both Staff members and parents/carers to appropriate social contact outside of the nursery.

 

Points to consider

 

This policy works with the Parents as Partners policy and confidentiality policy.

 

Castle Daycare and Preschool aims to achieve this by:

 

At Castle Daycare and Preschool we understand they may be social occasions outside of the nursery where parents meet staff members. We want our staff to form bonds with the children’s families however professional boundaries need to be drawn in order to maintain these bonds appropriately.

We would ask all staff and parents to not make links on social networking sites, such as requesting “friendships” on facebook. This is to protect confidentiality and professional boundaries.

Whilst Castle Daycare and Preschool do not facilitate babysitting, we do understand that it may occur. We would ask all parents and staff not to discuss nursery life (even regarding their own child) outside of Nursery times. This can create awkward situations and problems that may affect the parents/staff bond.

There may be other occasions where the staff meet the parents/ carers outside of nursery again we ask all parents and staff not to discuss nursery life (even regarding their own child) outside of Nursery times.

The Nursery is happy to arrange a time for the Parent/Carer to discuss their child within nursery time.