Intimate and personal care policy

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The Fledglings respects our children and encourages them to achieve their potential, this includes encouraging them to be as independent as they are able with their personal care. We will ensure that our children are:

• Treated as individuals

• That their right to safety, dignity and privacy is respected

• Involved with and consulted about their personal care as far as they are able, and that we work in partnership with their parents at all times

• Provided with consistency of care as far as possible

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All children need contact with familiar, consistent carers to ensure they can grow confidently and feel self-assured. At times children need to be cuddled, encouraged, held and offered physical reassurance.

Intimate care routines are essential throughout the day to ensure children's basic needs are met. This may include nappy changing, supporting children with toileting, changing clothes where required, first aid treatment and specialist medical support.

 

Toilet training - please see our policy

The Fledglings is committed to ensuring that all staff responsible for the intimate care of children undertake their duties in a professional manner at all times.

• All children are treated with respect and care

• The Fledglings will act on any concerns for a child’s wellbeing in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy

• All staff will have an enhanced DBS check before they are allowed to tend to children’s intimate care

• Intimate care should be carried out away from onlookers but with an open door for the safety of all

• Children are encouraged to be as independent as possible in their own care but are encouraged to ask for help to they need it

• If it’s just not working for your child, then sometimes we might suggest reverting back to nappies, its not worth the distress for everyone involved, you may need to wait just a bit longer until your child is more ready

 

July 25