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[changingsoon]

Hiya
does anybody have a policy for leaving children for short periods of time with an approved assistant. pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeze thanks

No because I didn't think you are allowed and I never have

Is the assistant registered with ofsted as your assistant?

you need katy, she'll be around at some point

If the assistant has been checked by OFSTED then you can for times approved for in writing by the parents - I think they need a first aid cert

wow katy you came along in 21 seconds

i have all that just putting together some extra policies for my prospectus and wanted to add one for the assistant bit

i was told by ofsted that i coud leave the babby with my assistant hubby while i did school run?

I put my leaving in sole charge bit in the consents, even if its on your cert you still need parental consent.

In emergency you can also leave mindees in the care of a suitable adult (but it has to be a dire emergency IYSWIM)

To do this as a regular thing it must be a named assistant approved by Ofsted, Ofsted must have agreed to this condition, you must have parental permission in writing & they must have a 1st aid cert. There's a form on the Ofsted website you have to fill in specifically for this. hth

by 'regular' I meant to be allowed to do it generally rather than as an emergency,

lol i know all that and i have it all just wondered if anyone had a policy written that i could get an idea from.

sorry - misunderstood. Hope someone on here can help. I need to do one as I'm in the process of registering dh as an assistant to help me on an occasional basis, but it will have to wait til after I've finished my EYP stuff along with everything else.