St Edmund’s Nursery School/Children’s Centre

Parents/carers must ensure that their children are collected promptly at the end of the session. If they are going to be late they must contact the staff at the school/centre, Tel. No. 01274 543282

In the event of a child not being collected at the end of the session, and staff not being informed, the following steps will be taken:

* Reassure the child that they have not been forgotten
* Try to contact the child’s parents/carers
* If unable to contact the parents/carers staff will try to
contact the emergency contact numbers
* If unable to contact anyone, staff will continue
telephoning at 5 minute intervals or until the child is
collected
* Staff will not release a child to an unauthorised person.

* Staff will not take children home

The Social Services Department will be contacted on 01274 530434/01274 437500 if the child has not been collected after 45 minutes.

STAFF WILL KEEP A RECORD OF ALL CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT COLLECTED PROMPTLY AT THE END OF THE SESSION

IF CHILDREN ARE COLLECTED LATE ON A REGULAR BASIS WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE REASON PARENTS/CARERS WILL BE CHARGED TO COVER THE EXTRA COSTS INCURRED IN TERMS OF STAFF WAGES AND PREMISES HIRE CHARGES AT THE RATE OF £5/HOUR OR PART THEREOF