Child Protection
Kidology Childcare creates a safe and healthy environment for the young children in our service. We are committed at all times to ensuring they are protected and kept safe from harm while they are with staff in our service. We ensure that our child protection policy and guidelines, are followed at all times in conjunction with Children First-National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children.
It is the policy of our service to ensure:
That our management and staff avail of training on Child Protection courses provided by the HSE and the Meath County Childcare Committee
Giving parents children and workers information about what we do and what they can expect from us – A child protection agreement is signed by all staff members and students on placement at Kidology Childcare
That our staff are carefully selected, trained and supervised
Parents are informed of our complaints procedure should they have concerns
Having reporting procedures and a designated person whose role is to:
Receive and consider all child protection concerns
Consult with the HSE
Make a formal referral where appropriate to the Duty Social Worker at the HSE
We develop Codes of Behaviour amongst staff, amongst children, and between staff and children
A full copy of Kidology Childcare’s Child Protection Policy is available on request.
