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intimate care

Intimate and personal care policy

Clophill Preschool respects our children and encourages them to achieve their potential, this includes encouraging them to be as independent as they are able with their personal care. We will ensure that our children are:

  • Treated as individuals

  • That their right to safety, dignity and privacy is respected

  • Involved with and consulted about their personal care as far as they are able, and that we work in partnership with their parents at all times

  • Provided with consistency of care as far as possible

All children need contact with familiar, consistent carers to ensure they can grow confidently and feel self-assured. At times children need to be cuddled, encouraged, held and offered physical reassurance.

Intimate care routines are essential throughout the day to ensure children's basic needs are met. This may include nappy changing, supporting children with toileting, changing clothes where required, first aid treatment and specialist medical support.

Toilet training - please see our policy

Preschool is committed to ensuring that all staff responsible for the intimate care of children undertake their duties in a professional manner at all times.

  • All children are treated with respect and care

  • Preschool will act on any concerns for a child’s wellbeing in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy

  • All staff will have an enhanced DBS check before they are allowed to tend to children’s intimate care

  • Intimate care should be carried out away from onlookers but with an open door for the safety of all

  • Potties and toilets are provided both indoors and out

  • All children are changed on low level change mat in an enclosed toilet area

  • Children are encouraged to be as independent as possible in their own care but are encouraged to ask for help to they need it

  • If it’s just not working for your child, then sometimes we might suggest reverting back to nappies, its not worth the distress for everyone involved, you may need to wait just a bit longer until your child is more ready

 

Procedure for nappy changing at preschool

  • Children in nappies are changed regularly

  • When children need changing, a member of staff will guide them to a changing area

  • Staff will talk with the child about what they are doing as they do it

  • Staff will put on gloves to tend to children

  • Children are encouraged to be as independent as possible

  • Dirty nappies are put into bags, provided by preschool, then into the bin

  • The changing mat is sprayed and wiped with antibacterial cleaner after every use

  • If clothes need to be changed then the child’s own spare clothes are to be used first, as provided by parents, if none are available then preschool can provide spares

  • Any wet/soiled clothing is put in a wet-bag, provided by preschool, and into the child’s box to take home, these should be returned clean by parents as soon as possible

  • All toilets and potties are cleaned daily

July 25