Emergency Closure Policy - Building

Emergency closure policy

 

Aim of Policy

 

To give clear guidelines if bad weather or building issues should cause a nursery to close.

 

Points to consider

 

In the event that bad weather or building issues (such as fire, flood or heating breakdown)  makes one of the Castle sites inoperable the staff and children will be relocated to one of the sister sites.

 

If the shortage of staff limits the number of places available the following priorities will take place:

1.      Children of Emergency Services and  Medical staff

2.      Children of teachers or school workers/ Children of bank workers/ Children of staff at utilities companies and Children of public transport workers

3.      All other working parents

4.      Children of non working parents

In the event of staff shortages, parents with current DBS forms may be asked to support the nursery team in order to maintain smooth operations.

 

The manager or person in charge will inform the parents of the children attending that day of the change by telephoning them.

 

Answer Phone messages will be updated and we will try and keep parents as informed and up to date as possible through emails, our blog and our website.

 

The operations manager will be informed immediately about the site change.

 

Ofsted will be kept informed at all times of changes in circumstances.

                                                0300 123 1231

 

Surrey Early Years will be kept informed at all times of changes in circumstances.

                                                01372 833833

 

Financial decisions will be made by the Director or the Finance Director.