Parental Consent forms

[frankieb]

Hi
Does anyone have the wording for parental consents? I used the forms from the NCMA website before now but can't seem to find them on there now.
I need forms for, routine outings i.e. in the car and trips away from home e.g. school runs.
Any help appreciated...a bit new to all this.
Frankie

There's one in the back of the "NCMA members handout 2" that you can just photocopy, I got mine with the box with contracts and stuff in.

It has on it

Childs Name
Childminders Name

Routine Outings with the childminder
I/we agree for the above named child to go on outings with the childminder
Paren/guardian's name
Sign and date

Then the same for transporting in a vehicle, sun cream and observations

HTH

Hi frankieb

After some advice on here before Christmas and using some wording from the other NCMA forms, I put this new form together. Not sure if it's any good but hope it helps in some way.

Parental Permission

Child?s name

Childminder?s name

Pets

I/we agree that the above name child can be in contact with the cat on the premises
I/we have no objections to other pets visiting the premises
I/we have no objections to the above named child visiting petting zoo?s etc
I/we confirm that our child has no known allergies to animals

Parent/Guardian?s Name_

Signed Date

Play Equipment

I / we agree that the above name child may use the equipment in your garden
(including slides, seesaw, trampoline, and a swing if one is purchased. These are all checked for damage and children are always supervised)
I / we agree that the above name child may use the equipment at local parks
I / we agree that the above name child may attend local soft play areas/ball pits

Parent/Guardian?s Name_

Signed Date

Assistant

I / we are happy for * to cover short periods of care for the above named child if required

Parent/Guardian?s Name_

Signed Date

Thanks so much
I will get it sorted now.
I really appreciate your help
Frankie

No probs

And you need parental permission to seek emergency medical treatment too.

This should be in the Accident book IF you have one

My accident book is a duplicate, numbered book (ie. not specifically for accidents). OFSTED didn't like my last accident book. It was a really proper professional one, given to me by one of my minding parents, and issued according to blah blah blah government/company health and safety guidelines etc. Despite this, it didn't have numbered pages and OFSTED said it meant that I could throw pages away and no-one would ever know! They love my little duplicate, numbered book from Smiths, and I do as I am told. (Yes, I could get NCMA one but I don't like it).

Can I ask? What happens if a child becomes very ill and you cannot get hold of the parents or contact. You see this would be a real problem because as a nurse I have to act within my professional duty to ensure the safety and well being of someone in my care but yet we must seek parental permission first? For instance what if I suspected meningitis. every second counts.

Personally Isyhan if i suspected such a serious illness as meningitis and i couldnt get a hold of any contact numbers provided, I would take emergency action and deal with the consequences afterwards. Maybe not what you would be advised by the "professionals" but its what i would do.

I've been told that if a child's life is in danger, then hospital would obviously deal with it.

When OFSTED initially took over, there was talk that hospitals might not treat a child unless a parent was there, even though we might have our "parental permission" forms. I know several minders who have taken minded children to GPs or hospitals (not life or death emergencies), and the child has been treated without parents being present and, sometimes, not contacted immediately, and without bits of paper being bandied around.

Whatever the rules and guidelines are, I think that medical staff would deal with a sick/injured child professionally and with great care, and we could all worry whether our permission forms are signed (or even in existence) later.

Oh yeah Prisoner I meant take them to hospital but not necessarily hang about for parental consent.