Supervision of children
All children in our care must be fully supervised at all times by experienced members of staff. Staff must be aware of how many children they have in their charge at all times and exactly where these children are. All activities must be supervised appropriately bearing in mind the ages and abilities of the children and the complexities of the activity i.e. water play, cutting etc. Staff are allocated an area of responsibility in the room and it is their duty to supervise the children that visit this area.
Staff must place themselves in the best position to achieve optimum visual supervision when they are both indoors and out. Particular areas may require dedicated supervision e.g. the sandpit and climbing frame. Staff should always be within sight and/or hearing of the children.
It is nursery policy to ensure that staff interact with the children without disturbing the flow of free and creative play. Staff should remember that free play in the garden is a social experience for the children and not the staff. Inappropriate behaviour should be addressed as soon as possible using strategies from the nursery’s behaviour policy.