Millfield Pre-school – Code of Conduct. The purpose of a ‘Code of Conduct’ is to ensure that all practitioners associated with Millfield Pre-school consistently maintain the highest possible standards of professional conduct, and to clearly identify to parents/carers what they can expect.   All practitioners at MPS who work with, or for children have a […]

Policy and Procedure No. 49   Parent Behaviour and Code of Conduct   Millfield Pre-School is responsible for protecting the health and safety of all staff and volunteers in its services and has a duty of care in relation to their physical and emotional well-being. We believe that violence, threatening behaviour and abuse against staff […]

Policy and Procedure No. 48   Oral Health   Millfield Pre-School provides care for children and promotes health through promoting oral health and hygiene, encouraging healthy eating, healthy snacks and good self-care. We will encourage families to seek dentist care for their children to maintain good habits and oral health. Fresh drinking water is always […]

Policy and Procedure No. 47   Sleeping and Rest Times   Sometimes a child will need to sleep, whether this is part of their routine or they are feeling under the weather or were up during the night. A child will never be made to sleep and there will always be space to rest if […]

Policy and Procedure No.46             Comments and Complaints   Our Complaints Policy is issued to all families as part of the registration process.  It is also available www.millfield-preschool.co.uk   Where parents/carers are not satisfied that their child is receiving the free entitlement in the correct way (as set out in this funding agreement and in […]

Policy and Procedure No. 45   Climate Action Plan From September 2025 onwards, the Department for Education expects all Early Years settings to appoint a Sustainability Lead to coordinate climate action efforts. At Millfield Pre-School our Sustainability Lead is: Tegan Kidman The role includes: developing and implementing the pre-school’s climate action plan. to engage staff, […]

Policy and Procedure No.43             Lost Child on an Outing (Policy and Procedure No.42 Paragraph 8 refers) If a child is lost on an outing whilst in the care of Millfield Pre-school (MPS), a senior member of staff will: a.  Inform the security personnel on the premises so that they may initiate their Lost Child […]

Policy and Procedure No.42   Outings and Visits Staffing Levels  a.  One adult : three children. b.  Senior staff are responsible throughout the duration of the outing/visit for all participants (children, staff, and parent helpers). c.  As an additional safety measure, all personnel will wear a label stating they are attending with MPS and stating […]

Policy and Procedure No.41   Food for play and cooking activities Some parents/carers and staff may have strong views about food being used for play. It is important to be sensitive to these issues. For example, children who are Muslim, Jewish, Rastafarian, or vegetarian, should not be given any food to play with that contains […]

Policy and Procedure No.40   SAFER EATING GUIDELINES & PACKED LUNCHES The Government introduced a “safer eating” section to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework during 2025. We must follow the Government food safety advice for children under the age of 5 to reduce the risk of choking in the setting, and therefore […]

Policy and Procedure No.39   Meals, Snacks and Celebrations At Millfield Pre-school (MPS) we ensure that all children are involved in preparing, serving, and cleaning away at snack time. We encourage the children to have high standards of hygiene and independence. The practitioners at MPS understand the children’s dietary needs and cater for individuals. Please […]

Policy and Procedure No.38   Behaviour Management   Millfield Pre-School aims to provide an environment that has high expectations of a child’s behaviour and supports them at every stage of their development. We know that children’s behaviour is a form of communication and when they display undesirable behaviour, they are trying to tell us that […]

Policy and Procedure No.37   Equal Opportunities (Enco)   At Millfield Pre-school (MPS) we aim to acknowledge and value each child’s individual stage, ability, religion, culture, language, and family group. The MPS Equal Opportunities Officer is Tegan Kidman.   We recognise that parents/carers are the child’s educators and welcome their involvement in our setting.   […]

Policy and Procedure No.36    Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)/Inclusion At Millfield Pre-school (MPS) we ensure that all children have appropriate opportunities to learn through play and that every child and family is welcomed and included in the MPS. The practitioners and Committee follow the ‘SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years’ (2015) […]

Policy and Procedure No.35 Change of Sessions Parents/Carers may request whichever sessions they would like their child to attend, prior to the term commencing. MPS will try and meet all requests where possible, but this cannot be guaranteed.  Confirmation of sessions will be made at the earliest convenience.   Children already attending pre-school and especially […]

Policy and Procedure No.34             Dealing with Authorised/Unauthorised Collections of Children Millfield Pre-school (MPS) will only release children to authorised persons. The following procedures will be carried out when visitors arrive at MPS: a.  Visitors arriving at MPS will be required to ring the bell at the front door of the building. b.  The Lead […]

Policy and Procedure No.33   End of Session At Millfield Pre-school (MPS) we ensure that the end of session continues the smooth flow of the session. We do this by: a.  Gathering all the children on to the mat area and talking to them about being picked up and going home. b.  At the end […]

Policy and Procedure No.32   School Transitions At Millfield Pre-school (MPS) we like to ensure that the children are ready to move onto Primary School. We consider every child’s individual needs and development when discussing their transition. We work with the parents/carers to ensure they understand how their child’s transition will proceed. MPS has a […]

Policy and Procedure No. 31   Unplanned Closure Millfield Pre-school (MPS) will always open for sessions wherever possible.  However this policy and procedure covers incidents of short notice closure due to bad weather, power failure or any other event that makes attendance impossible. In the event of advised closure, i.e. during a pandemic, MPS will […]

Policy and Procedure No.30             Charging Policy Millfield Pre-school (MPS) is committed to ensuring that all children receive provision that is both appropriate and of the highest quality. Our ethos is to enable all children to fulfil their potential and thrive in their early years. Government funding is intended to cover the cost to deliver […]

Policy and Procedure No.29   Admissions Millfield Pre-school (MPS) is Committee run and we encourage all families to enjoy being involved with the organisation. The children need to know and understand that other adults care about them. Working together, parents/carers and staff members can ensure that children feel confident coming to MPS. MPS welcomes all […]

Policy and Procedure No.28             Parents/Carers Involvement Millfield Pre-school (MPS) works with parents/carers by supporting, encouraging, and reinforcing best practice. We also guide and advise when parents/carers seek suggestions or ways of caring and coping with children. To instigate this, we: a.  Ensure all parents/carers are aware of our aims, policies, and procedures, including complaints. […]

Policy and Procedure No.27   Lost or Uncollected Child Uncollected Child  a.  Every child is to be picked up on time. For the morning session this is 11.45am, after lunch this is 12.30pm, and for the afternoon session this is 3.30pm. b.  If the parent/carer does not arrive to pick up their child, we will […]

Policy and Procedure No.26           Invacuation In the case of an intruder coming onto Millfield Pre-School’s premise, or onto the premises of Millfield Primary School, we will follow our invacuation procedure to keep our children and staff safe.   Invacuation could be prompted due to an unknown individual on site, crime or pollution which is going […]

Police and Procedure No.25   Emergency Evacuation In the event of an emergency, the following procedure applies: a.  In the event of a fire, an adult will signal with three blasts of a whistle, which is located in the pre-school office.  A back up whistle is located in the pre-school kitchen. The fire alarm call […]

Policy and Procedure No.24             Intimate care and Touch Policy. At Millfield Pre-school (MPS), we are committed in ensuring that all our staff who are responsible for the intimate care of children always undertake their duties in a professional manner.  MPS recognises that all children need to be treated with respect when intimate care is […]

Policy and Procedure No.23             Sun Protection At Millfield Pre-school (MPS) we want staff and children to enjoy the sun safely. We will work with staff and parents/carers to achieve this through: Education a.  Staff members will talk to the children about the importance of wearing sun cream, hats and playing in the shade. This […]

Policy and Procedure No.21 Medicines When we need to administer medicines at Millfield Pre-school, the following procedures will be followed: a.  One practitioner will administer the medicine while a further practitioner witnesses. b.  The medication must only be registered to the child or prescribed by their doctor. c.  All medicine(s) will be stored in its […]

Policy and Procedure No. 20 Absent Child Policy Millfield Pre-school (MPS) is committed to ensuring regular and punctual attendance. It is of paramount importance in ensuring that all children have full access to the curriculum.  Valuable learning time is lost when children are absent or late and research has shown the negative effect of absence. […]

Policy and Procedure No.19   Unwell Child/Accident and Injuries (including head injuries). To ensure the child’s needs are met when he/she becomes unwell at Pre-school, our policy is to send the child home. By doing this, the child will be in the best place, and it will protect other children and adults from risk of […]

Policy and Procedure No.18   Infection Control To avoid the spread of infection we maintain personal hygiene by following these hygiene procedures: a.  Everyone washes their hands after using the toilets. Staff ask children to make sure that they have washed their hands. b.  Hand towels are provided, and bins are located beside the sinks. […]

Policy and Procedure No.17 Two Year Old Progress Check When a child is aged between two and three, Millfield Pre-School must review their progress and provide parents and/or carers with a short written summary of their child’s development in the prime areas of development. Beyond the prime areas, it is for practitioners to decide what […]

Policy and Procedure No.16   Key Person ‘Each child must be assigned a key person. Their role is to help ensure that every child’s care is tailored to meet their individual needs, to help the child become familiar with the setting, offer a settled relationship for the child and build a relationship with their parents […]

Policy and Procedure No.15 Observation, Assessment and Planning for Learning Through Play Millfield Pre-school (MPS) is registered by Ofsted Early Years Directorate and the DfE to receive Early Years funding. We plan in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework 2024 and Development Matters 2023 to provide the children attending with opportunities that will […]

Policy and Procedure No.14 Safety Policy of Millfield Preschool The committee of Millfield Preschool is committed to taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety of children, parents and staff. We will do everything required to minimise the chance of harm coming to anyone and to make sure we comply with all aspects of the […]

Policy and Procedure No.13                                    Risk Assessment The Risk Assessment Officer is Tegan Kidman. Risk Assessments are carried out daily before each session commences. The Lead Practitioner/Manager or Senior Practitioner complete both exterior and internal checks of the premises […]

Policy and Procedure No.6 E–Safety (inc. all electronic devices with imaging and sharing capabilities) Online Safety At Millfield Pre-School we realise it is important that children and young people receive consistent messages about the safe use of technology and can recognise and manage the risks posed in both the real and the virtual world. Terms […]

Policy and Procedure No. 5. Safer Working Practice At Millfield Pre-school we adhere to the legalisation outlined in ‘Guidance for safer working practice for adults who work with children and young people’. Separate policies and procedures umbrella and support this policy, these policies and procedures are: No’s:   -.         Code of Conduct        Confidentiality        GDPR […]

Policy and Procedure No.4 ‘The Prevent Duty’ and ‘British Values’ Policy, (written in conjunction with Department of Education (DfE) The Prevent Duty and Pre-school Learning Alliance). “Millfield Pre-school (MPS) is committed to ensure that they ‘have due regard to prevent children, parents/carers and families from being drawn into terrorism’” Introduction 1.1       The Prevent Duty Guidance […]

Policy and Procedure No.3   Child Protection Policy, (written in conjunction with The Safer Programme, a part of Norfolk Safeguarding Children Partnership.)  “Millfield Pre-school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at all times and expects everybody working within the setting to share this commitment” (Children’s Workforce Development […]

Policy and Procedure No.2 General Data Protection Policy Statement GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation and replaces the previous Data Protection Directives that were in place. It was approved by the EU Parliament in 2016 and came into effect on 25th May 2018. GDPR states that personal data should be ‘processed fairly & lawfully’ […]

Policy and Procedure No.1             Confidentiality Information received by Millfield Pre-school (MPS) is often confidential.  To maintain parents/carers confidence in our professional approach to our setting we ensure: a.  Persons with legal parental responsibility have access to information about their child at any time. b.  Parents/carers will not be given access to information concerning other children […]

Millfield Pre-school’s (MPS) Aims and Objectives 1. The primary purpose of MPS is to provide quality childcare to children aged from two years until school age. 2. Practitioners and parents/carers agree to work in partnership to meet the needs of the child. 3. MPS is happy to accept children identified as having special educational needs […]