Childminder
Emergency Cards
Child Emergency Cards
Parent Emergency Cards
First Aid Box Contents
Emergency
Evacuation Record
Sample escape plan
LINK to London Borough of Bromley website
Protecting Children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe.
Ofsted inspectors will check that to meet this outcome you are following the National
Standards:
Standard 4 Physical Environment
Standard 5 Equipment
Standard 6 Safety
Standard
13 Child Protection
And the Birth to three matters framework Aspect: A Healthy Child
This will be judged on the inspection of your premises, by observing you working with the children and from your documentation and record keeping.
Remember a good Childminder will extend this outcome to include teaching the children about safety. This may range from how to carry scissors safely, crossing the road, to more difficult issues such as Stranger Danger.
This page will provide you with some ideas on activities to do with the children and samples of documentation and policies to include in your parent brochure or portfolio.
Be Safe and Sound
Fires in the home are the main cause of fire deaths. The London Fire Brigade’s campaign ‘Be safe and Sound’ targets vulnerable people in boroughs throughout London where fires and fire deaths are high.
Getting a smoke alarm, regularly testing and maintaining it, as well as planning your escape route in the event of a fire can dramatically decrease the risk of death or serious injury.
LFB want you to be safe and sound. They are carrying out free home fire safety checks in Bromley.
They will also fit a free smoke alarm where needed.
If you would like a visit contact LFB by:
- calling free on 08000 28 44 28
- emailing smokealarms@london-
fire.gov.uk - Faxing 020 7587 4222
This booklet FIRE SAFETY IN THE HOME has been produced as part of the LFB’s campaign. It has helpful tips and essential advice on how to improve fire safety and prevent fires starting in your home.
Further Information can be obtained on their website:
Another useful site is:
www.firekills.gov.uk/parents/01.htm
this contains information on safety rules for children and how to make your home
safe. The two kids sites are aimed at ages 3-
There is also a Fire Prevention Handbook that can be downloaded.
Official Guidance
(provided in your original briefing pack)
can be downloaded from
The National Fire Safety Charity For Children
Download colouring sheets and view stories and games online
Staying Safe -
Emergency Evacuation
Ofsted require Childminders to have developed plans for the emergency
evacuation of their property. It is good practice to have produced a floorplan of
your house for your portfolio . This should show normal and emergency exits, windows,
fire blankets, smoke alarms and fire ladders if fitted.
A written procedure is a good idea, setting out exactly what you would do in the event of the need to evacuate, taking into account different scenarios on where the children might be located in the house. How do you raise the alarm? You will need to consider not only how you plan to leave your home from different rooms but also how you will contact the families of the children you care for. Have you put all their contact details in your mobile phone and is that carried on you at all times or easily accessible in the need to evacuate?
Have you made arrangements with a local Childminder or neighbour so that you can go to them until the emergency is over or the children are collected?
Many childminders now practice their evacuation procedures with their children and keep a record of it to show Ofsted and parents if required.
Staying Safe is one of the five outcomes for the new Ofsted Inspection Framework.