An audit tool that will help review what you already have in place in your nursery setting

1. Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage audit tool
Child Protection
1. The setting has a Safeguarding Policy YES/NO
2. Is the flowchart for making a referral displayed?YES/NO
3. All procedures are in line with Local Safeguarding Children‘s Board
Requirements.
4. Are staff using the correct forms to log a concern?YES/NO
5.Has the safeguarding officer/ Lead practitioner attended Safeguarding
Training?YES/NO
6. Has setting trained all staff in their level 1 safeguarding policy.
Is this evidenced: ...........................................( Induction training)
7. Does the setting know where to obtain an up to date copy of Working
Together?YES/NO
Suitable People
1. Are you able to demonstrate that people that you employ are suitable
to work with children? Enhanced DBS Checks
2.Is there evidence of a single central record kept?YES/NO
3. Are processes in place to ensure the suitability of staff are continually
monitored and checked?YES/NO?
4. Are staff aware of their legal requirement to disclose anything that
affects their suitability to work with children?YES/NO
5.Is there a vigirious recuritment process in place?YES/NO
Staff Taking Medication
1. Are you aware of all your staff that are on longer term medication and is this stored
correctly and recorded on staff file?YES/NO
Staff Qualification, Training, Support and Skills

2. 1. Do all staff receive suitable induction training and is this evidenced?YES/NO
2. Does induction cover :
● Emergency evacuation procedures
● Safeguarding policy and procedures
● behaviour management policy
● health and safety
3. Do all staff who have contact with children have regular 1:1 supervision and
appraisals?YES/NO
4. Do all staff undertake the required amount of training?YES/NO
5. How many staff in the setting have a current paediatric first aid
certificate : .............................
Key Person
1. Is each child assigned a key person and is this displayed and
communicated to the parents?YES/NO
Medicines
1. What is the settings policy on the administration of medicine ...............
...............................................................................................
2.Where is medication stored?

3. Food and Drink
1 Is fresh drinking water always available?YES/NO
2 Do you record the child’s dietary needs?YES/NO
3 Is there a red dot allergy system in place? YES/NO
4 Have all staff involved in preparing food undertake training in food
hygiene?YES/NO
Accident or Injury
1. First aid box is accessible at all times with appropriate contents for
children. All contents are in date?YES/NO
2. Provider has a written record of accidents and injuries and first aid
treatment administered
3. Evidence is available that all parents / carers have been informed of
accident or injury
4. Registered provider must notify Ofsted within 14 days of any serious accidents,
illness or injury to or death of any child whilst in their care.
5. Registered provider must notify the LADO of any serious accidents,
illness or injury to or death of any child whilst in their care and act upon their advice
Managing Behaviour
1. Is there a Behaviour management policy is in place with a named practitioner for
behaviour management within the setting?YES/NO
2.What strategies are in place to support the behaviour management policy?
3. Does the setting record and share with parents / carers on those
occasions when physical intervention has been used to prevent the immediate danger
of personal injury to any person including a child?YES/NO

4. Safety and Suitability of Premises, Environment and Equipment
1.Are daily risk assessments carried out so that the premises are fit for
purpose.?YES/NO
2.How often are Emergency evacuations carried out?
3. Are all fire exits clearly identified and free from obstruction?YES/NO
4. Are there no smoking signs displayed and a no smoking policy in place.?YES/NO
5. Premises should be organised to meet the needs of the children.
6. As far as reasonable practical the premises should meet the needs of
disabled children.
7. Space should be provided for children to real, play quietly and sleep
8. How are sleeping children regularly checked?
9. What policy is in place to ensure children are only released into the care of
individuals that have been notified to the nursery
11. All reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised persons entering the
building should be taken
12. Public Liability Insurance certificate displayed?YES/NO
Risk Assessment
1. Providers must have a clear and well understood policy for assessing
any risks to children
2. Risk assessment should be reviewed regularly.
When was it last reviewed ............................................................
3. Risk assessment should identify parts of the environment which should
be checked on a daily basis. is this evidenced in policy?

5. Outings
1. Parental Permission should be sought for all outings
2. Consideration should be given to adult : child ratios for outings
3. Vehicles for transporting children should be adequately insured
Equal Opportunities
1. Providers must have and implement a policy and procedures to
promote the equality of opportunity of children.
2. Named SENCO.
Information and Records
1. Providers must maintain records and obtain and share information to
ensure the safe and efficient management of the setting and to ensure the needs of the
children are met.
2. There should be a regularly two-way flow of information between
parents and providers
3. Do you incorporate the view of the parents in all children’s records, how is this carried
out?
4. Children’s records should be stored on the premises of the setting
Information for Parents and Carers
1. Is the following information shared with parents
● How the EYFS is delivered in the setting
● How and where parents can find out more information on the EYFS
● Daily routines
● How parents can share learning at home
● How much children have eaten and drank
● Settings policies and procedures
● Practitioner's names and qualifications
● Name of the child’s key person
Complaints
1.Is there a written procedure for dealing with complaints?YES/NO
2.Is there a log of complaints kept?YES/NO

6. 3. Is there information displayed for parents on how they can contact Ofsted?YES/NO
Information About the Provider
Providers need to hold the following documentation.
1. Name home address and telephone number of anyone employed in the
premises
2. Name, home address and telephone number of anyone who will be regularly in
unsupervised contact with children attending the setting
3. A daily record of the names of children being cared for on the
premises, hours of attendance and names of child’s key person
4. Certificate of registration