Safety on Outings

When taking Children on Outings it is essential that proper planning is carried out to ensure the safety and welfare of all children involved.

We obtain written parental permission for all routine and special outings. We inform parents of any planned special trips for example to the coast or a local farm.

We ensure that we take with us everything we may need, our emergency Contact cards, First Aid Kit, Nappies and changing bag (if required) spare clothes, mobile phones, drinks and healthy snacks.

We have developed plans on what to do in the event of an emergency. We carry a card on us that explains that we are a registered Childminding group, and who to contact if something happens to us. We have also programmed ICE into our mobile telephones, and we have full access to every child’s child record form via our phones. When away from the setting the children wear badges with our contact number.

We will endeavour to organise outings to fit in with the needs of the children, and ensure that we have the necessary equipment and resources to keep them safe. These include car seats for all children up to 4 feet 5 inches tall, pushchairs, wrist straps, and harnesses. On all trips in the car we will ensure each child is securely strapped into their car seat and that the maximum number of passengers for the car is never exceeded.

We will ensure that the car is properly maintained with a current MOT certificate, tax and insurance. We will never leave your child unattended when out, especially in the car. If we need to put more petrol in our car we will do this outside of minded hours so that we do not have to take them out on a busy station forecourt or leave them in the car whilst paying.

Please also see our Transporting children in a car policy.